And for your viewing pleasure today, a blog post on textile conservation from FIDM, including pictures of what bad or no conservation efforts does to a garment!
http://blog.fidmmuseum.org/museum/2010/08/the-fidm-museum-conservation-collection.html#more
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You may want to post photos of that lovely Edwardian bodice you got recently. That is a perfect example of how NOT to store an original garment one wishes to conserve.
Plus it has AMAZING buttons!