I didn't take a picture of the storage area, but I want to say it was at least 3-4" deep. You could definitely store dresses in there lying flat if you wanted. A travel trunk would have to be pretty small to fit inside realistically, and I know Felicity's original trunk was quite small and doesn't hold much. I don't own it myself and after I heard how small it was, I decided it wasn't worth the ebay prices to me.

Laurie