Empire of the Elite Inside Conde Nast the media dynasty that reshaped the world

<p><b>'Glamour! Taste! Prestige! Monsters! I loved this gorgeous romp through a lost world' MARINA HYDE<br></b><br><b>'A spyhole onto the end of a fabulous, doomed era. Glossy, glamorous, pure indulgence' ERIN KELLY<br></b><br><b>'S</b><b>o juicy and fun, such a delightful and fascinating account and anthropological study of American culture in the 80s and 90s through the lens of Conde Nast' VOGUE.COM</b><br><br><b>For decades, one company in New York told the world what to buy, value, wear, eat, and even what to think.</b><br><br>From its glitzy heyday in the 1980s through to the 2000s, American publishing empire Condé Nast and its magazines - including <i>Vogue</i>, <i>Vanity Fair</i>, the <i>New Yorker </i>and <i>GQ </i>- defined how to live the good life, with its editors and writers creating a vision of luxury and sophistication that shaped cultural and consumer trends and political beliefs the world over.<br><br>The ultimate influencer, Condé Nast amassed great power but failed to foresee and keep up with the digital revolution that would reduce it to a shadow of its former self.<br><br><b>Full of fresh insider reporting and venerated names like Anna Wintour, Tina Brown and Graydon Carter,</b> <i>Empire of the Elite</i> is a ground-breaking exploration of how Condé Nast established itself as a global authority. But it is also a cautionary tale, exposing how class, hubris and technological change shook the dominance of the old media gatekeepers, even as Condé Nast's aesthetic and prestige remain undeniably influential to this day.</p>