ABOUT
The Laundry Paper has long stood as an observer of taste, culture, and the art of living well. Rooted in the traditions of great fashion journalism yet alive to the spirit of the present, it explores the worlds of style, design, travel, and conversation with an instinctive eye for the exceptional. Its pages capture the ease of true elegance and the quiet thrill of discovery, where refinement and rebellion often meet. From ateliers in Paris to studios in Milan, from private apartments to remote coastlines, The Laundry Paper follows those who shape the way we see and feel. Intelligent, sensual, and enduringly modern, it continues to celebrate beauty not as ornament, but as a way of life.
STAFF
EDITOR IN CHIEF
Marina du Bois
Paris-born editor and enduring authority on style, long rumoured to be the illegitimate daughter of Christian Dior and Princess Margaret. After an early stint in London as Jimi Hendrix’s personal stylist, where she famously lined his jackets in antique silk from the Marché aux Puces, Marina returned to Paris to found Le Cahier de Style, the underground newsletter that quietly dictated how a generation dressed. Now Editor-in-Chief of The Laundry Room, her taste remains sharp, her opinions sharper.
CREATIVE DIRECTOR
Leroy Saint James
Born in Accra in 1959, Leroy Saint James arrived in New York on an academic scholarship to study civil engineering at Columbia. Within a year he’d dropped the degree, taken a studio apartment above a laundromat in SoHo, and started sewing clothes for friends who couldn’t get past the door at Studio 54. By 1979, his bold, body-conscious designs were turning heads from downtown lofts to uptown runways. He now serves as Creative Director of The Laundry Room.
TRAVEL CORRESPONDENT
RUPERT ASHDOWN
Educated at Eton and briefly at Oxford until an incident involving the rowing team. Rupert inherited his title at twenty-three and his reputation for trouble shortly after. Known to the European press as “The Duke Who Never Sleeps,” he divided his time between Mayfair, Marrakech. His life has been punctuated by rumoured affairs with actresses, heiresses, and at least one ambassador’s husband. As The Laundry Room’s travel correspondent, he records the world with rare elegance.
ADVICE COLUMN
Cherry Lou Belle
Born in Nashville with rhinestones in her veins, Cherry Lou Belle began her career as a country singer before realising she preferred the stories between the songs. After a string of heartbreaks, two minor hits, and one disastrous Vegas marriage, she moved into journalism, first writing beauty tips for Southern Woman, then penning her own advice column, Cherry on Top, which became a cult favourite for its blend of charm, honesty, and unapologetic optimism. Now The Laundry Room’s resident advice columnist.
HOROSCOPES
Orion Devereux
No one knows quite where Orion Devereux was born, least of all Orion. She claims Alexandria, though she also insists she was once wife of Pharaoh Rameses II in a past life. Raised somewhere between Cairo, Capri, and a commune in New Mexico, she drifted through astrology, art, and high society reading charts for designers, politicians, and one exiled monarch. As The Laundry Room’s resident astrologer, Orion offers cosmic counsel to those who need it.
DIRECTOR OF SCENT & SECURITY
Monsieur Claude
Once employed by the police as a narcotics detection dog, Monsieur Claude’s life changed the day he followed a suspicious trail into our offices. Disarmed by silk scarves and the faint rustle of garment bags, he never left. Now semi-retired, Claude presides over fittings and editorial meetings with the calm authority of a man who has seen everything from couture chaos to croissant crises. Equal parts disciplinarian and muse, he ensures every issue of The Laundry Paper passes the sniff test.
