ON THE COVER OF FRENCH ELLE MAGAZINE ''DECEMBER'' 1962  NICO AND HER
SON ARI ARE ON THE COVER COULD YOU FIND OUT WERE I CAN GET A COPY OF
THIS.OR THIS ISSUE. THANKYOU!.........RICK

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Request for Question Clarification by leli-ga on 17 May 2004 08:35 PDT

Hello Rick

I have found a website offering this magazine for sale, but have been
unable to confirm that it is definitely in stock. The price is 15
Euros plus shipping costs. They will ship to most countries if you
order with a credit card.

They accepted my order up to the point where I would have had to enter
a credit card number, and the dealers say their database is regularly
updated. However, they do not guarantee availability and are dependent
on their partners.

This copy of Elle is actually dated early January 1963, but it is
indeed Nico on the cover with her baby. You can see a small picture of
the cover online.

Would the information I have found be a satisfactory answer for you?
If so, just let me know by choosing the "clarify question" button.

Thanks - Leli

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Clarification of Question by rvincentiv-ga on 18 May 2004 19:29 PDT

leli-ga.THANKYOU FOR THE ANSWER ,I ASKED THE SAME QUESTION LAST YEAR
BUT NO ONE ANSWERED IT.  THANKYOU ...........RICK

Thanks for your message, Rick.

There's a French site selling vintage magazines and newspapers which
offers the issue of Elle with Nico and Ari on the cover. You may be
surprised - I was. She doesn't look very like the swinging sixties
"chick" with long hair that we see in most pictures.

I hope this link will take you directly to the listing:
http://www.journaux-collection.com/cgi-bin/fiche.cgi?35709

If that doesn't work, choose "Elle" from this list:
http://www.journaux-collection.com/e.shtml
Scroll to the bottom of the page and click on number 43. The issue of
Jan 4th 1963 is last on the page. Click on the picture to enlarge.

When I saw this photograph, I compared cheekbones and facial shape and
was sure in my own mind that it was her, but her image was so
different from other pictures that I was pleased to find a website
dedicated to Nico confirming I had found the right issue of Elle!

Here's the picture on the Nico fan site:
http://www.kaffeenetz.de/nico/bilder/nico02.html

It's also on this page of pictures:
http://www.kaffeenetz.de/nico/nico30_d.htm

I hope you will have this magazine in your hands soon. Please let me
know if I can help you at all with the ordering process, and I'll do
my best.

Shipping is 10.5 Euros in Europe, 15.8 Euros elsewhere.
If you are in the US, remember its name is Etats-Unis in French , so
it comes under "E" in the alphabetical list.
"Mettre dans mon caddie" = "Put in my shopping cart"
"Passez la commande" = Order
To pay by credit card, you need to choose "carte bancaire". 
This site is useful for translating single words:
http://wordreference.com/fr/

Feel free to ask if you would like more help with the French order
forms, or if any links in this answer fail to work.

Best wishes - Leli


Searches included:

journaux OR magazines anciens
"ancien numéro" site:elle.fr

After finding the magazine, I used a number of unsuccessful searches
looking for confirmation that it was definitely Nico. The successful
one used her original name, Christa Päffgen.
http://images.google.co.uk/images?q=Christa+P%C3%A4ffgen&ie=UTF-8&hl=en&btnG=Google+Search
That led me here:
http://www.kaffeenetz.de/nico/index2.htm

I also tried emailing Elle but haven't heard back from them.
Contact information for Elle includes a phone number for inquiring
about back issues:

"Je veux commander un ancien numéro de ELLE:    03.20.12.86.01"
http://www.elle.fr/credits.html

leli-ga  THANKYOU FOR THE ANSWER, I HAD ASKED THE SAME QUESTION LAST
YEAR AND I DID NOT EVEN RECIVE ANYWERE NEAR AN ANSWER.
THANKYOU......... RICK

You're welcome!

Thank-you for your appreciation - Leli