On 24 April 1997, Jalouse was launched with a circulation of over 100,000 after its first three issues. The magazine targeted women aged 18 to 30 and the first issue had 170,000 issues printed, with 44 pages of advertising and 120 pages of content which was a mix of fashion and travel.
Jalouse USA launched in early 2001 based in
New York City and edited by Stephen Todd. The magazines first issue had 100,000 copies printed. In October 2001 the magazine was reported to have ceased publication however it was confirmed that the magazines frequency was being changed. In 2002,
Jalouse USA folded citing a drop in advertising following the events of the
September 11 attacks. In late 2002 it was announced that the magazine would relaunch in a partnership with Empire Media, however the relaunch never eventuated. In 2005 the magazine launched a different light weight format which was cheaper than the normal version of Jalouse and aimed at attracting younger readers. The December 2005 issue featured a free
vibrator as a gift which came with 40,000 copies of the magazine available on newsstands. For the magazines 10th anniversary in 2007 a short film called
Jalouse was directed by Matthew Frost starring
Léa Seydoux (as Lauréne),
Marissa Berenson (as Belinda Jones-Rostand),
Nora Zehetner (as Jane Morris),
Caroline de Maigret (as Prudence),
Alexia Landeau (as Sarah),
Anne Charrier (as Louise) and more. It was announced in May 2013 that by the end of the year the magazine would launch Chinese and Russian editions. The Chinese edition was launched in late 2013 as
Jalouse 艺术时尚 however it ceased publication in 2014. Anne Sophie Thomas left the magazine in 2014 and became editor-in-chief of
Marie Claire. The magazines publisher and parent company Éditions Jalou was placed into receivership in 2015 after being ordered to pay €4.2 million to the former licence holder to
L'Officiel in Russia. The Chinese edition was relaunched in 2019 as Jalouse China. The magazine ceased publication in 2020 after only two issues. It was reported by
WWD (Women's Wear Daily) in 2020 that
freelancers for the magazine had not been paid. After the magazines Spring 2020 issue it ceased publication, it became digital-only before closing in 2021.
Jalouse China also ceased its print edition in 2021 and continued with a presence on
Chinese social media platforms until around 2025. == Circulation ==