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"I&amp;#x27;m a serious purse addict. I own at least 25 handbags and that&amp;#x27;s not counting the totes, suitcases and other travel bags I&amp;#x27;ve collected over the years. I&amp;#x27;m so obsessed with purses that I&amp;#x27;ve even invented a game I play: when I commute to and from work every day, I try and guess as many purse brands as I can, simply based on the hardware/shape of the bag (no looking at identifying tags). I reward myself in purse points... if I get enough? A new purse!Just kidding! Even I know my limits. As obsessed as I am with bags, I know I&amp;#x27;m not alone. Most of my girlfriend are either purse or shoe girls (or both!) and working at Glamour, I&amp;#x27;m definitely surrounded by a fair share of bag aficionados. After recently moving into a new home and trying to figure out where to put all my bags, I realized I needed a new storage solution. So I asked a few of my coworkers where they keep their handbags... &amp;quot;I keep purses in my kitchen cabinets. A mug can double as a soup bowl, but a clutch cannot double as a tote!&amp;quot; says Senior Beauty Editor @HollySiegel. &amp;quot;I keep one inside the other (like those stackable Russian dolls!), so clutches in a purse, purses in a tote&amp;amp;#8212;basically smallest to biggest,&amp;quot; says @Devin_Tomb. &amp;quot;I&amp;#x27;m in a small apartment so most of my bags end up on my bed&amp;amp;#8212;which means waking up in the morning cuddled by lots of soft leather and gold hardware,&amp;quot; says @CarolineABurke. Reminds me of the Ikea toy chest I used to keep stuffed with purses in my tiny Jersey City abode (no one knew they were in there and it doubled as seating!). As crazy as we may sound, Holly, Devin, Caroline and I aren&amp;#x27;t alone. Top-notch organizational experts see everything. Sara Rogers, Mall of America&amp;#x27;s Trend Specialist, had a client who built a rotating rack, like the kind you see at the dry cleaner&amp;#x27;s, just for purses. Melanie Fascitelli, President and Creative Director of Clos-ette, once built a 6-foot Lazy Susan in a corner space of her client&amp;#x27;s home for, you guessed it, bags. Ann Sullivan, President of Ann Sullivan Inc., was working with a client who, after weeks of trying to solve a foul-closet odor mystery, realized she&amp;#x27;d left a baby bottle with sour milk in it, in one of her bags. Ewww! &amp;quot;Most women have anywhere between 30 and 60 bags, but only use one or two of those,&amp;quot; Sullivan says. Sounds like we could all use a little purse organization help, ladies! Here are some tips for keeping your bags neatly stored, no matter your budget: If you&amp;#x27;ve got a ton of ceiling space... Put hooks at the top of your ceiling from which to hang your satchels and shoulder bags. S hooks ($5.75 for 30 pieces) are sturdy, inexpensive and can hold at least two or three bags. If you&amp;#x27;ve got good closet space... Try acrylic shelf dividers ($54 for a set of 4 acrylic dividers or $7 for one wire divider). &amp;quot;They&amp;#x27;ll separate clutches from medium-sized totes, or you can sort them by color, size or style,&amp;quot; says Fascitelli (bonus: these also work for clothes and accessories). If you&amp;#x27;re looking for easy, cheap ideas... Stuff your bags with tissue paper, craft paper or even old t-shirts and store them in the dust covers they came in to keep them in nearly-new condition. Have a friend come over and help you purge... &amp;quot;A friend will help you do the tough-love editing you need to do,&amp;quot; Sullivan says. Or get creative, and use baskets that would hold throws and extra towels as purse storage. &amp;quot;Buy clear storage bins ($44.95 for a pack of eight 15 qt. containers), keep the bags in there, and put pictures of the bags on the outside of the bins so you know what&amp;#x27;s where&amp;quot; Rogers suggests. &amp;quot;Use a leather cleaner ($10.74),&amp;quot; Fascitelli says. &amp;quot;It&amp;#x27;s not expensive and will keep everything shiny and clean.&amp;quot; All these great tips gave me the inspiration I needed to get to work on my closet. With help from my handy hubby and the Container Store&amp;#x27;s Elfa system (pricing varies based on the shelving system you choose), mama&amp;#x27;s got a brand new bag (or 25... who&amp;#x27;s counting?). Here are my &amp;quot;After&amp;quot; photos: Whatever you do, DON&amp;#x27;T just toss your bags into the dark abyss of a forgotten closet. Out of sight, out of mind. If you&amp;#x27;re going to own a Prada or Louis Vuitton, treat it like the arm candy it is. How do you organize your collection of handbags? How many handbags do you own? Tell us your best tips in the comments!"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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