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objects of our (dis)affection

eight to desire: vintage silk pouches, buttery leather bags with loads of pockets and the latest Phoebe Philo

Apr 7 • Noora Raj Brown

sunday in paris

how we spend our laziest day

Jan 27 • Noora Raj Brown

tête-à-tête: why you'd never seat a beaten-in birkin next to Freud at a dinner party

roomy, catch-all bags in buttery suede and worn-in leather and what they say about the modern world

Mar 19, 2025 • Noora Raj Brown

are you a discreet dresser?

emotionally charged French phrases and how to compliment a Parisienne behind their back

Oct 21, 2025 • Noora Raj Brown

one for the luddites: long live the print issue

what your indie mag affliction says about your sartorial self

Mar 25, 2025 • Noora Raj Brown

Most Popular

how to not look like everyone else

Jul 9, 2024 • Noora Raj Brown

in other lives: a fashion girl in the land of fleece

Jan 28, 2025 • Noora Raj Brown

muses v. influencers

Sep 10, 2024 • Noora Raj Brown

sunday in paris

Jan 27 • Noora Raj Brown

Recent posts

are there too many americans in paris?

stereotypes and social norms, and us still wading about, a year into our Paris move

Jun 2 • Noora Raj Brown

eight ways to fake eight hours of sleep, from insomnia or reckless fun

never ending evenings spent on Rive Gauche terraces and what to do about it the next morning

May 26 • Noora Raj Brown

how to not look like everyone else pt. IV

the vintage issue: where to shop, what to look for and gorgeous pieces to hold onto forever

May 20 • Noora Raj Brown

tell me what you want, what you really really want

a permission slip to pay homage to yourself

May 12 • Noora Raj Brown

dreamy european hotels to sneak your kids into

Yoga at the Abbaye and Prouvé in Provence, oh the places we'll go

May 4 • Noora Raj Brown

how to dress like you have an international school accent

because mystery is underrated

Apr 27 • Noora Raj Brown

eight ways to feed your vanity

shall we all age backwards now?

Apr 15 • Noora Raj Brown

who do you want to be this summer? (pt. II)

dreamy destination villas worthy of our favorite archetypes, and what to wear when you're off piste

Mar 25 • Noora Raj Brown

trauma facials at paris fashion week

plus Stephanie Danaan on Co.'s first fashion show, olive oil and black pepper martinis in the Marais and a vintage spiral

Mar 15 • Noora Raj Brown

objects of desire

objects of desire

A shopping substack about the things we buy, in fashion and for our homes, and what they tell the world about who we are

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