Type “Grazia France” and the same questions burst in: is it still a magazine to buy, what changed, where to find the stories everyone talks about. The quick picture lands fast. Grazia France has shifted to a digital-first brand in the country, still obsessed with fashion, beauty and culture, just published differently.
The timeline helps. The French edition launched in 2009 as a weekly. The print edition stopped in 2018, then Mondadori sold Mondadori France to Reworld Media in 2019 for €70 million, a deal announced on 18 April 2019 by Reuters and completed a few months later. Since then, the title has lived online, with occasional special projects, leaning on fast-paced publishing and social reach.
Grazia France now: tone, coverage, and what readers actually get
Grazia France publishes daily stories across fashion, beauty, pop culture, society and entertainment. The tone is light yet sharp, with short takes and seasonal deep dives. Readers come for red carpet decoding, wearable trends, new beauty launches, and profiles that put talent in context.
The editorial promise has stayed consistent. A premium lens on style and culture, accessible price point for recommendations, a knack for spotting what is next. The French edition speaks to readers who want inspiration that fits a busy week, without losing the pleasure of a beautiful story.
Key dates and facts about Grazia France and its ownership
Grazia as a brand was born in Italy in 1938 under the Mondadori Group, a fact recalled across Mondadori’s corporate history pages. The French edition arrived much later, in 2009, to compete in the weekly glossy segment that dominated kiosks at the time.
The format then changed. The weekly print in France ended in 2018, a shift reported widely in the French press industry. In 2019, Mondadori agreed to sell its French arm to Reworld Media for €70 million. Source: “Mondadori to sell French magazines to Reworld Media for 70 million euros,” Reuters, 18 April 2019. The transaction reshaped the brand’s resources and distribution, pushing stronger into web, social and video.
How to read and follow Grazia France without missing the essentials
Readers who loved flipping pages can still recreate the ritual online. The brand makes it simple to keep the signal and skip the noise.
- Start with the fashion and beauty homepages for curated season highlights and product roundups.
- Use topic tags like fashion week, hair, skincare, or French cinema to track ongoing coverage.
- Subscribe to newsletters for a quick morning brief and weekend long reads.
- Follow official social accounts for real-time drops during runway shows and award nights.
- Save features to read later, then compare editor picks with shop links before buying.
Why the digital shift matters, and what still makes the difference
The end of print in 2018 forced a new workflow. Stories get published fast, then updated as looks, references and prices change. That cadence suits fashion calendars and streaming culture releases, where relevance can flip in hours.
The 2019 sale to Reworld Media added a larger publishing backbone. Beyond the headline number reported by Reuters, the change meant shared tech stacks, data dashboards, and ad tools that optimize placement and frequency. The goal is clear, more reach for less friction, and formats that travel well on mobile.
One missing piece is often transparency on performance. Industry watchers typically turn to third-party sources such as ACPM or Médiamétrie for audited figures in France, or to platform analytics when available. Readers can use that reflex too, look for audited metrics when campaigns or collaborations are announced, then judge content quality on its own terms, not just on volume.
What has not moved is the brand’s center of gravity. Fashion and beauty remain the core, culture brings breadth, and French lifestyle details anchor the voice. The switch from paper to pixels changed the container, not the editorial compass. For anyone asking where to find it now, the answer sits in the name. Grazia France is still Grazia, definitly more mobile, and focused on the stories people want to read today.