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Invest in a Lingerie Chest

Invest in a Lingerie Chest
Michele Gastl
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If you own too many panties, camisoles, and demicups to fit in one or two dresser drawers, take your storage system to the next level: Buy a lingerie chest. Or two. "For years, I kept my lingerie in plastic bins on the shelves in my closet," says a lingerie-addicted executive in New York, who prefers to remain anonymous. "Even though my things were neatly folded, it was impossible to get dressed every day. Then, in a recent nesting surge, I bought two lingerie chests." The dressers, which stand about five feet tall and two feet wide, have pull-out jewelry trays on top and several shallow drawers underneath. "I put easy-access items in the top drawers: panties, which I fold and keep in rows by color," says the executive. "In front I have stacks of black and white. Behind them I have fancier panties that I don't wear as often." She has also designated separate drawers for everyday bras, sports bras, swimsuits, and special-occasion items — "bustiers and camisoles, things I wear only for evening." she says. Her chests are from Stickley, but many companies make them. The Stickley Metropolitan lingerie chest is $1,774 (see www.stickley.com for retail locations).

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