Elle Magazine (Elle)

Member Name: catherine21

Product:	Elle
Date:	11/10/09 (147 review reads)
Rating:

Advantages: Lots of interesting articles, a very comprehensive magazine for fashion

Disadvantages: Lots of adverts

I started reading Elle last year, when they had an offer of a 12 month subscription for £12. At £1 an issue, this is great value compared with the usual £3.60 price tag.

For your money, you get a monthly fashion magazine, which is usually around 300pages.

The cover will usually feature a celebrity, rather than a model, which seems to be a trend of fashion magazines in the last few years. The cover will usually have some headlines and information about what is in the magazine, although when you subscribe, the covers don't have the additional writing.

The magazie itself usually features one main celebrity interview, some lifestyle articles, some guest writers, regular columnists, arts reviews, and of course, lots and lots of pictures and articles of all things fashion. There will be photoshoots, pictures from catwalk shows, and photos of different clothes and accessories and where to buy them.

I really enjoy reading Elle every month, I'm interested in fashion and shopping, and I much prefer reading about this to reading other magazines filled with celebrities falling out of night clubs. Elle does feature some celebrities, but it will usually be an interview with them and some really good pictures, as opposed to the papparazzi shots that the likes of heat magazine etc buy. They also usually feature people who I find far more interesting, such a Hollywood stars, rather than Kerry Katona and the like.

I am quite a shopaholic, so I like seeing their pick of what's in the shops each month. Unfortunately, quite a few things in there will be way out of my price range, but they always include a good selection of things from the high street. Every few months, they also include a devoted "high street shopping guide" as an additional magazine, which always has lots of nice pieces at good prices.

The only negative thing I would have to comment about Elle is the pages and pages of advertising. I know magazines can command a lot for advertising space, but to be paying £3.60 for the magazine, which is quite a lot, and then have to look at all the advertising, is a bit of a shame. If a magazine wants to make a lot from advertising, I think they should lower their price to the consumer. However, for me, paying just £1 per issue, I'm not too bothered.

Overall, I would say that Elle is an enjoyable fashion magazine, and I think anyne who enjoys fashion and shopping would find it interesting. I think it is a little expensive, considering the amount of advertising in it, but if you can find a good subscription deal I would recommend it. When my subscription ends, I would still buy Elle for the regular price, although I probably wouldn't buy it every month.

Summary: A great fashion magazine