How to Size the Perfect Garment Hanger

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Large Suit Hanger

The New Standards of Assessment

1. Wood Used in Construction - should offer beauitful wood grain and be environmentally responsible
   
2. Hanger Style - should be appropriate for the garment which it hangs, including contoured, notches, clips, and trouser bar styles.
   1. Trouser Bar Style
      
3. Hanger Width - should be as wide as your shoulders
   
4. Hanger Girth - should offer the optimal amount of shoulder support
   

A. Wood Used in Construction

B. Hanger Style

• Suit Hangers - a proper suit hanger is used to hang matching jacket and trouser sets. The hanger should offer opulent support to protect the delicate, tailored shoulder construction and drape. They should be fully contoured and have a large shoulder flare to optimize shoulder support. Trouser bars can come in several styles (see "Trouser Hangers" below). The width is also important; in order to offer optimal support, the suit hanger should extend up to but not beyond the point where the shoulder meets the sleeve. This is especially important for gentlemen with broad shoulders, as the weight of a large jacket distributed on a skinny hanger will almost immediately destroy its drape.
  
• Jacket Hangers - a proper jacket hanger should contain all of the same characteristics of a suit hanger (detailed above) but without the trouser bar. Jacket hangers are used for sports coats that would not have matching trousers and guest coat closets.
• Trouser Hangers - Trouser hangers are an essential part of any well-appointed closet and are only used for hanging trousers. Because of their specific application, they save room relative to using old suit hangers. The most important criteria for a premium wooden trouser hanger is whether it creases trousers. Locking bars, although very common, actually damage the fabric of most trousers over time and lead to creasing across the thigh, which can result in embarrassing creases across the trousers when pulled out of the closet. Trouser hangers are not contoured.
  
  • Locking Bars - a wooden bar locks the trousers between a metal wire. This mechanism is BAD, as they cause creasing across trousers and can damage premium wools (like Super 100's). This is the most common and inexpensive type of trouser bar and can be found on most department store hangers.
  • Felted Trouser Bar - the trouser bar is flocked or felted with a material whose texture "grips" trousers. Trousers drape over the bar and no pressure is applied (as with a locking bar), thereby preventing creasing. This is the BEST style and can only be found on premium wooden suit hangers.
    
  • Clamping Trouser Bar - two planks of wood with felted interiors clamp trousers at their cuff and hang them vertically upside. This style is popular but demands a lot of vertical closet space. The weight of the trousers "pull" wrinkles out over time as the trousers hang. Can be found on premium wooden suit hangers, although they increase their cost significantly.
• Shirt Hangers - a man's shirt hanger should extend all the way to the edge of the shoulder. If a shirt hanger is too narrow (width), puckering or dimpling occurs. It should also be thick enough to offer support, but not so thick that closet space is unnecessarily consumed. Premium wooden shirt hangers are especially important for loosely-knit fabrics, such as cotton and cashmere shirts. Shirt hangers are not contoured.
  

• Women's Notched Suit Hanger
• Women's Jacket Hanger
• Women's Blouse Hanger
• Women's Skirt Hanger
• Women's Shirt Hanger

C. Hanger Width - *Most Imporant Criteria*

D. Hanger Girth