Bah humbug..

What is it about closets (or in my case black plastic bags in the washing room due to absolute lack of space and no closets at all) that make perfectly good clothes just start shrinking away..?!?
I´ve noticed that this seems to be more common when dealing with nice expensive clothes of the sort one only wears once or twice a year... :-( Took out my deep red velvet corset and matching long skirt to get ready for Fridays grand dinner at school but alas...after all that dusty digging through what is my washingroom/storage facility/closet to find the right unmarked black plastic bag which was "of course" the last one to be opened I found that it had shrunk a size or two ... felt like bawling ... It´s not often I dress up but I like to do so well when I do.. now it seems a black sweater, a black skirt and black tights will have to do.... oh well...