A Wedding dresses Box vs a Plastic Bag For Your Valuable Dress
A Proper Wedding dresses Box
A proper wedding dresses box will be acid free (because the acid will break down the fabric and cause discoloration) and will also be pH neutral, because a box that is acid free without being neutral will likely have a reverse alkalinity which will cause the same kind of damage as not having a acid free box. The proper wedding dresses box will also be solid with no viewing window, because a viewing window will let light in.
A Plastic Bag
While it may be good to help you get your wedding dresses from the store to the seamstress for alterations and to the cleaners after the wedding, using a plastic bag allows light to get to the wedding dresses which will break down the fabric and lead to discoloration. In addition to light, the bag will likely be more susceptible to moisture which can cause the dress to mildew and mold. As time goes on, the plastic bag will break down, whereas the proper wedding dresses box will stay intact. Chances are the plastic composition of the bag will also contain acids that will break down the fabric.
While it may be more cost effective to store your wedding dresses in a bag initially, in the end it will do more harm than good when you go to take out the wedding dresses in a few years to give to your daughter, friend, or other loved one to find it ruined with discoloration and weakened fabric.
Save yourself potential heartbreak later and store your dress correctly with an acid free, pH neutral wedding dresses box. This way you know your wedding dresses will be safe through it all and when it is time to renew those vows, you will be ready to go.