How do you store or display your purses/bags/handbags?

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#1,276
I've heard mold can grow if a bag is stored in a box too long.... but I imagine that's more likely in warm/humid environments, which is something I'd never have to worry about.
 
#1,277
Cardboard has a lot of acid in it and will eventually yellow certain things that come in contact with it, like textiles. Don't know about leather, but probably. How long it will take to yellow something...well, that may be years. I know that women have stored their expensive shoes in their original cardboard boxes sometimes for decades with no noticeable yellowing.

Paper also has acid it in and will yellow textiles, and fairly quickly too sometimes. Something to consider if you keep paper stuffed in your purse to hold its shape. Might want to replace the paper with old cotton socks and T-shirts.

But one of the worst things of all is supposed to be plastic. Plastic gives off gases that will yellow textiles.

So the safest way to store a pricey bag is in a dust bag and stuffed with cotton or acid-free archival tissue paper.

Cedar chests and cedar chips are a no-no since wood gives off lots of acid and, contrary to myth, cedar does nothing to keep moths away.

There was a gal who was a museum conservationist on here a while back and this was discussed in a message string.
 
#1,278
I store all my bags in their dustbags and in their boxes.. Then I glue photos onto the boxes so I know what is inside

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#1,283
So long as the bag gets used once in a while it's OK with normal leather (better than framed/shaped bags get squashed in a big haeavy stack). Put away in a box for a long time in very cold/humid conditions is not good. Patent leather should not be stored away.
 
#1,284
BigPurseSue said:
Cardboard has a lot of acid in it and will eventually yellow certain things that come in contact with it, like textiles. Don't know about leather, but probably. How long it will take to yellow something...well, that may be years. I know that women have stored their expensive shoes in their original cardboard boxes sometimes for decades with no noticeable yellowing.

Paper also has acid it in and will yellow textiles, and fairly quickly too sometimes. Something to consider if you keep paper stuffed in your purse to hold its shape. Might want to replace the paper with old cotton socks and T-shirts.

But one of the worst things of all is supposed to be plastic. Plastic gives off gases that will yellow textiles.

So the safest way to store a pricey bag is in a dust bag and stuffed with cotton or acid-free archival tissue paper.

Cedar chests and cedar chips are a no-no since wood gives off lots of acid and, contrary to myth, cedar does nothing to keep moths away.

There was a gal who was a museum conservationist on here a while back and this was discussed in a message string.
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Also, if you can find a stock of unbleached, pure cotton pillow cases - they are better than the man-made fibre dust bags that designers usually provide.
 
#1,286
I don't see why not if you have the space. For me, it's all about space or lack thereof.

I store my handbags in dustbags, because boxes won't fit the cubbyholes in my closet where I keep my winter handbags. Also, boxes take up more space in my tansu where I'm currently storing my spring-summer bags. I seriously would love to have more space, so I can buy more handbags . . . :love:

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#1,288
I used to store mine in their boxes but now I only use dust bags because I have read on TPF that the leather will dry otherwise. This is just a precaution though, as I'd like to go back to using boxes.. So, what's the consensus? :shrugs:
 
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