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For Love and Lemons' "Bat Your Lashes" bra, coming this week to Old City's The Geisha House. Image credit: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/TheGeishaHouse1">The Geisha House/Facebook</a>
For Love and Lemons' "Bat Your Lashes" bra, coming this week to Old City's The Geisha House. Image credit: The Geisha House/Facebook

10 Shops to Put the Sex Appeal Back in Your Undies Drawer

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For Love and Lemons' "Bat Your Lashes" bra, coming this week to Old City's The Geisha House. Image credit: The Geisha House/Facebook

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With February 14 fast approaching, it's almost time to slip into something a little less more comfortable. These 10 stores have the expertise and inventory needed to ease the anxiety of lingerie shopping, making it easy to fork over cash for apparel intended for a very—ahem—specialized purpose. Looking for more Valentine's Day intel? We've got you covered.


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Anthropologie

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Head to the top floor for lace- and bow-adorned lingerie from Hanky Panky, Mopo, Anne Pinkerton, and more. Pick up some sweetly-scented body lotions and candles while you're at it. [Image credit: Anthropologie]
Boutique owner Mona is known for her bra fitting expertise, but she also offers everything from adult toys to silk pajamas from Olivia Von Halle. [Image credit: Coeur]

Free People

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Lacy underthings take up floor space at Free People's Walnut Street location. Accessorize with your sexiest "come hither" gaze. [Image credit: Free People]

Delicious Boutique & Corseterie

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A corset from this nearly twenty-year-old corseterie will set you back a pretty penny, but each waist-cinching number is handcrafted here in Philly. [Image credit: Delicious Boutique]

The Geisha House

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Skivvies, a line of lacy underthings by LA-based brand For Love & Lemons, is one of the newest additions to Old City's The Geisha House.

Hope Chest

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This Chestnut Street shop is a go-to for lingerie, housing everything from lingerie and bras to sleepwear and shapewear from brands like Cosabella, Eberjey, Simone Perele, Hanky Panky, Only Hearts, Chantelle, and Jenna Leigh. [Image credit: Hope Chest]
You may have to fight for elbow room among like-minded shoppers, but Macy's is sure to have lingerie in the styles and prices you want. [Image credit: Macy's]

Passional Boutique

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Not for the faint of heart, Passional houses corsets and fishnets, plus latex and leather pieces. [Image credit: Passional]
Zoom over to the Pennsport Target for fun and sexy lingerie at wallet-friendly prices. [Image credit: Target]

The Velvet Lily

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Recently relocated to Center City, this boutique stocks sexy bras, thongs, panties, pasties, teddies, garters, and everything in between. The shop also carries—ahem—a range of adult toys. [Image credit: Velvet Lily]

Anthropologie

Head to the top floor for lace- and bow-adorned lingerie from Hanky Panky, Mopo, Anne Pinkerton, and more. Pick up some sweetly-scented body lotions and candles while you're at it. [Image credit: Anthropologie]

Coeur

Boutique owner Mona is known for her bra fitting expertise, but she also offers everything from adult toys to silk pajamas from Olivia Von Halle. [Image credit: Coeur]

Free People

Lacy underthings take up floor space at Free People's Walnut Street location. Accessorize with your sexiest "come hither" gaze. [Image credit: Free People]

Delicious Boutique & Corseterie

A corset from this nearly twenty-year-old corseterie will set you back a pretty penny, but each waist-cinching number is handcrafted here in Philly. [Image credit: Delicious Boutique]

The Geisha House

Skivvies, a line of lacy underthings by LA-based brand For Love & Lemons, is one of the newest additions to Old City's The Geisha House.

Hope Chest

This Chestnut Street shop is a go-to for lingerie, housing everything from lingerie and bras to sleepwear and shapewear from brands like Cosabella, Eberjey, Simone Perele, Hanky Panky, Only Hearts, Chantelle, and Jenna Leigh. [Image credit: Hope Chest]

Macy's

You may have to fight for elbow room among like-minded shoppers, but Macy's is sure to have lingerie in the styles and prices you want. [Image credit: Macy's]

Passional Boutique

Not for the faint of heart, Passional houses corsets and fishnets, plus latex and leather pieces. [Image credit: Passional]

Target

Zoom over to the Pennsport Target for fun and sexy lingerie at wallet-friendly prices. [Image credit: Target]

The Velvet Lily

Recently relocated to Center City, this boutique stocks sexy bras, thongs, panties, pasties, teddies, garters, and everything in between. The shop also carries—ahem—a range of adult toys. [Image credit: Velvet Lily]