frequently asked questions

Modern Monclaire names and keeps what endures in women’s culture. This FAQ outlines how admissions run on a twice yearly cycle, what earns a place in The Index, and how entries are researched, verified, and published with provenance and care notes. It also explains how The Edit and Art of Her are produced, how limited Editions and the Index Annual are offered and reserved, and how to send an evidence addendum if a fact needs correction. Admission is independent and cannot be purchased. If your question is not answered here, select Inquire and we will help.

about Modern Monclaire

  • Modern Monclaire is a living archive, dedicated to preserving women’s rituals, legacies, and craft. We capture how women live, create, and shape modern culture.

  • Women shaping culture, and those who collect, study, and care for what endures.

  • No. We are a for-profit, independent cultural house.

  • No. No ads. No affiliate links. No paid placement.

Standards and Admissions

  • Every entry must meet Form, Substance, and Provenance. Form is shape and proportion that hold under life. Substance is material and build that age with grace. Provenance is origin, lineage, and documented custody. All three must be present.

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  • No. Underwriting supports the work, not sets it. We do not sell admissions. We do not trade coverage for payment.

  • No. Brands and companies are not admitted. Where relevant, a maker or company may be credited in provenance.

  • Novelties, prototypes without public proof, and items whose value rests only on scarcity.

  • Yes, when their work advances women’s culture in ways that can be named, traced, and taught.

Editions

  • Very limited interpretations of canonical items and codes, made with ateliers that hold the bar. Numbered, documented, and shipped with provenance and care.

  • Supply is small by design. Each piece is recorded in the House Ledger. Allocations are house-managed. There is no request form.

  • No. Editions are by invitation only. We are not accepting proposals.

Index Annual

  • A printed codex of the year’s admitted entries and notes. It records the selections, editor’s notes where they add meaning, cites sources, and summarizes the year’s change log in the House Ledger. Edition size is small by design and is posted in the ledger when a window opens.

  • Invoice and bank wire only. Light KYC applies. No public preorder page.

  • There is no cart. Purchases are handled by invoice and wire.

    1. Start purchase
      Use the site contact form and choose “Index Annual purchase.” Include your full name, shipping city and country, and a phone number.

    2. Confirm details
      We will confirm billing and delivery details and prepare your invoice. For entity purchases, include the organization’s legal name for invoicing. The payer name must match the invoice.

    3. Invoice and wire
      You will receive a pro forma invoice with price, insured shipping, and bank instructions. Payment is by bank wire only. Sender pays bank fees. Invoices are valid for a short window.

    4. Ledger confirmation
      When funds settle, we assign your copy and email your House Ledger ID and receipt.

    5. Packing and dispatch
      Your codex ships insured and trackable within the stated dispatch window. International buyers are responsible for duties and taxes.

  • To protect provenance and privacy, reduce fraud risk, and keep the record clean. Invoice and wire preserve chain of custody for each copy.

  • Price on request. The allocation notice and invoice state the price, edition size, and dispatch window.

  • We will never change bank details by text or social message. Only wire to the account listed on your invoice. If in doubt, contact us through the site before sending funds.

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