Discover the mysterious man who shaped the world's sense of chic behind the scenes of Vogue and Vanity Fair.

Condé Nast: a name known the world over as the mass media company that owns, among others, the magazines Vogue and Vanity Fair. It's more than a name even—it's a brand, one become synonymous with glamour, style, and luxury, to the point of obscuring the founder of its empire. A visionary businessman to some, a merciless accountant to others, an austerely hard worker afflicted by pathological shyness, Condé Montrose Nast was also seen as the host of many a society party and the inspiration for F. Scott Fitzgerald's character Jay Gatsby.