{"product_id":"9781399707220","title":"Empire of the Elite","description":"Author: Michael M. Grynbaum\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9781399707220\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Hodder \u0026amp; Stoughton\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 29 Jul 2025\u003cbr\u003ePages: 384\u003cbr\u003eFormat: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Michael Grynbaum chronicles the rise and fall of a media juggernaut, owner of glossy magazines such as Vogue, Vanity Fair, the New Yorker and GQ, weaving tight reporting and outrageous gossip with a thoughtful cultural history.' \u003ci\u003eFINANCIAL TIMES\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Glamour! Taste! Prestige! Monsters! I loved this gorgeous romp through a lost world' MARINA HYDE\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eFor decades, one company in New York told the world what to buy, value, wear, eat, and even what to think.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFrom its glitzy heyday in the 1980s through to the 2000s, American publishing empire Conde Nast and its magazines - including \u003ci\u003eVogue\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eVanity Fair\u003c\/i\u003e, the \u003ci\u003eNew Yorker \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eGQ \u003c\/i\u003e- 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.\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe ultimate influencers, Conde 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.\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFull of fresh insider reporting and venerated names like Anna Wintour, Tina Brown and Graydon Carter, \u003ci\u003eEmpire of the Elite\u003c\/i\u003e is a groundbreaking exploration of how Conde 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 Conde Nast's aesthetic and prestige remain undeniably influential to this day.\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ships in 10 to 15 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47857165598878,"sku":"ADS-9781399707220","price":34.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9781399707220.jpg?v=1781482412","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9781399707220","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}