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Modesty fashion company The Modist shuts website, ceases operations

The Modist, once dubbed the Net-a-Porter of luxurious, modest fashion, has ceased operations and closed its e-commerce store. The London and Dubai based company founded by Ghizlan Guenez announced on Thursday it would stop trading as it could not withstand the financial pressures caused by the impact of Covid-19. “Unfortunately, whilst our plans...

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Best of: Background articles in 2019

The year is coming to an end again, which means that FashionUnited takes a look back on the best article from the past year. This time we’ve collected some of the more important background articles published in 2019. From oldest to newest, from the archive: Why The Modist has secured investments from Farfetch, Nicola Bulgari and Vaultier7 March...

Retail

The Modist picks Bicester Village for first European pop-up

Luxury modest e-tailer The Modist will be launching its first European pop-up at designer outlet Bicester Village from 12 August to 24 September. At the pop-up, The Modist will showcase collections from its own brand Layeur as well as a curated selection of pieces from leading luxury brands. “We are delighted about the collaboration with...