The Representation of women

The cover is of Elle is representing women as empowering they have used Beyonce on the front who is known as being an independent, strong woman. She has expressed a lot how she feels about aspects like feminism and equality which makes her a good person to represent the magazine.

When Elle is translated it means the word she. The french magazine focuses on heath, beauty fashion and entertainment. The magazine is aimed at women 16 to 30 as it gives out beauty tips and tricks and it shows how women can feel confident in themselves on their own. The main colours on the cover are black which promotes a level of class and sophistication. Other colours used are red which promotes lust so it also reinforces the ideology of women loving themselves instead of men having to. Beyonce is also covering the masthead which gives a sense of power and dominance which connotes women having choices.