Tips Using the Right Clothes Hangers

Have you ever opened your wardrobe to look for that blouse or dress or pants that you would like to wear, & having taken a glance at it, realised that it had creases all over or that its shoulders were sagging from the hanging? Then you resignedly put it back, & re-start your search again, hoping to find another piece in a better condition because you have no time to iron that first piece? I have since learnt from personal experience, that the condition of the garments when left in the wardrobe hanging, has an impact on the number of times I reach for it in the wardrobe.
The more crisp & fresh the garments are staying in your wardrobe, the more inviting they look when you make your wardrobe choice. & the more often you wear them, the more value you get from what you paid for them. Crumpled & worn out looking clothes don't shout 'Wear Me!'.The trick is all in the use of hangers. Actually, I am liking the idea of opening my wardrobe & seeing a row of neatly hanged clothes, all hung from the same type of hanger - preferably wooden ones.

However, the reality of the matter is that type of hanger is not to do the job of looking after all of your clothes! Different types of garments need different types of hangers. In fact, some clothes ought to not be hung - that is like a death sentence to them!So here are some tips on how to make sure that your clothes stay crisp, fresh & well-formed in your wardrobe, all prepared for you to pick it up & be prepared to be worn by you!

#1. For blouses with shoulder pads, dresses, those with sleeves, & lightweight jackets: use wide plastic or padded hangers. Narrow hangers do not over the shoulders well, & hence would lead to sagging sleeves by the time you pick it up to wear.

#2. For tailored pieces like suit jackets, & heavier pieces: use padded or wood hangers. For leather jacket, if is lovely to make use of a cedar hangers, or hang cedar balls around the hanger to absorb moisture & prevent moulding.

#3. For slacks & skirts: use hangers with clips & clip them by the waist. Clipping slacks & long skirts by the waist means requiring a full-height hanging rod though. Alternatively, you could fold the slacks over the hanger.

#4. For pants: in case you fold pants over a hanger, be sure to readjust them time in some time, as they collect dust & fade at the point of folding!

#5. Wire hangers are lovely for hanging lightweight shirts or blouses without shoulder pads. Be cautious though, that unprotected wire hangers may rust & the rust stain may rub onto your clothes. Even if the wire is protected, the thinness of the wire meant that it can only support the light weight clothes. Having said that, I found wire hangers useful as they help to save wardrobe space.

#6. This last tip is not the choice of hangers per se. Avoid squeezing the garments in your wardrobe. I found that when all the garments are squeezed close together, they crease fundamentally & do not retain their shape well. Give your clothes rack some breathing space. Your hangers must be able to move fundamentally from side to side for you to look for your clothes & take them out. Think, why do clothing retail stores look so inviting? of the reasons is that their clothes racks have breathing space for you to browse & view the garments fundamentally.

With these tips in place, your clothes ought to look fresh & prepared to be picked up by you!