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Light exposure is a concern.
Natural sunlight and artificial fluorescent light can have damaging ultraviolet rays. These can hurt certain fabrics more than others, especially silks and some synthetics. The dyes used in fashion fabrics could also be unstable when exposed to light for a long time. When it comes to containers, opinions vary about plastic versus cardboard. With the popularity of scrapbooks and memory books, such cardboard and special tissue paper are more readily available in hobby stores.