Marie Claire
Marie Claire is a monthly women’s magazine founded in France in 1937. It covers fashion, beauty, culture, and current affairs.
Jean Prouvost: Jean Prouvost was a French industrialist and newspaper publisher who founded several major media titles. He founded Marie Claire with journalist Marcelle Auclair in 1937.
Fashion journalism: Fashion journalism reports and interprets clothing, designers, trends, and the fashion industry. Fashion coverage is a central strand of Marie Claire’s editorial identity.
Marie Claire UK: Marie Claire UK is the British edition of the French-founded women’s magazine. It adapted the title’s fashion, beauty, and features for a British audience.
Second-wave feminism: Second-wave feminism was a movement from the 1960s through the 1980s focused on gender inequality in law, work, and private life. Its debates influenced the issues women’s magazines addressed alongside fashion.
Marcelle Auclair: Marcelle Auclair was a French journalist and author known for writing about women’s lives and relationships. She helped create Marie Claire and shaped its early editorial voice.
Beauty journalism: Beauty journalism covers cosmetics, skincare, hair, and changing ideas about appearance. Beauty reporting gives the magazine a recurring focus beyond clothing.
Marie Claire US: Marie Claire US is the American edition of the French-founded women’s magazine. Its American edition established the brand in a major English-language market.
Women's magazines: Women’s magazines are periodicals that address women through topics such as fashion, health, culture, and public life. Marie Claire is a prominent example of this broad publishing form.
Interwar France: Interwar France was the French Republic between the First and Second World Wars. The magazine launched amid changing ideas about women, work, and modern life.
Lifestyle journalism: Lifestyle journalism covers practices and choices involving daily life, identity, consumption, and leisure. The magazine’s fashion and beauty features sit within a broader lifestyle format.