Don’t throw away old lingerie. Put it to work! You can use good lingerie you no longer wear to decorate your home, to hold change and even help with household chores. Seriously… Of course, your bras should last much longer protected by a CupCase!

Here are a few suggestions:

• The Frugal Decorating Diva suggests cutting some of the lace, textures, bows and other embellishments from lingerie and using them as trim on a lampshade or to accent a hand towel.
• Boldsky.com suggests sewing the cups of an old, but good bra together and adding a zipper across the top of the cups to create a pretty coin purse or jewelry pouch.
• A silky nightgown can be transformed into a silky pillow, accented with lace, bows and buttons from other pieces of lingerie.
• Greenyour.com suggests reusing stockings/hosiery as giant elastics. Take one leg of a stocking and tie it together. Use it as a giant elastic around a garbage can to keep the bag in place, or use the elastic to keep recycled newspapers/magazines together.
• Here’s another good one: Take your old nylons and stretch them over a wire hanger. Use this contraption to scoop debris out of your fish tank or outdoor water feature.
• Greenyour.com also says if you’ve dropped something small on the floor and can’t find it, attach the toe end of a pair of nylons to the end of your vacuum cleaner, secure w/ a rubber band and turn it on. Gently pass over the area in question. The item in question should be stuck to the end of the hose! We think that’s genius and should save a lot of time crawling around on the floor with a flashlight! Been there, done that!

We pay a lot for our lingerie, might as well get as many miles out of the items as we can! Let us know if you have any great tips for reusing/recycling old lingerie!

While we were browsing the Internet recently, we came across a website that has a ton of Luxury Top 10 lists. Put together by the StyleGroup in Beverly Hills, Calif., the website offers top 10 rankings for all sorts of luxury items ranging from handbags and moisturizers to jets and yachts.

Of course, we would say our favorite luxury item would be lingerie. After all, we designed CupCase Your Bras because we wanted to protect your favorite bras from crushing or crinkling when you travel.

Have a look at StyleGroup’s top 10 list of luxury lingerie labels and remember … any of their lovely picks would fit perfectly inside a CupCase.

10. Australian designer Collette Dinnigan’s lacy, feminine collections are rumored to be a favorite of Nicole Kidman and Naomi Watts.

9. La Petite Coquette offers special line of lingerie for brides-to-be. This New York City boutique is known for its romantic Parisian atmosphere and star-studded clientele.

8. Lola C.’s designs are flirty, feminine and fun with special attention paid to sheer fabrics and soft pastels.

7. Agent Provocateur is typically recognized for daring and saucy designs. Say no more.

6. Designs by Myla include sassy and chic lingerie and sleepwear.

5. Le Corset by Selima is another New York-based lingerie boutique. Le Corset is known for lace triangle bras and hand-dyed boy shorts.

4. Khurana lingerie is designed by a brother and sister duo that focuses on luxurious pieces with attention to small details.

3. Cosabella lingerie is designed in Miami and made in Italy. It became famous for its panties, but now offers much more.

2. La Perla’s designs are made in Italy with luxurious fabrics.

1. The No. 1 luxury lingerie label is Princesse Tam-Tam. Based in Paris, this line of lingerie is known for its French vintage-inspired designs.

Let us know which is your favorite lingerie line!

‘Next to shoes, lingerie is my favorite luxury’