When architects build houses, the closet often gets shorted on space. Ideal
closet designs give enough height for clothes to hang vertically and enough
width to fit the wardrobes that carry us through life at home and in the office.
Dresses often lose out to storage issues, as they require open vertical space
where they won’t be crushed by other clothing or dirtied by contact with shoes
or closet floors.
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Dress hangers are the only solution for storing dresses without rumpling or
creasing them. Dresses are made to fit the figure, and improper storage can pull
or stretch them out of shape, making them less attractive and shortening their
lifespan. Well-made clothing can last decades, but it must be stored correctly,
or the stress on seams and fabric will pull the garment out of shape.
Most important in dress hangers is a good, wide shoulder. The shoulder should
not be sharp or narrow or the weight of the dress will pull downward on it,
causing strain the upper seams that may result in tears. The shoulder should
curve under: using a hanger whose ends terminate at a ninety degree angle to the
neck can cause tearing in the shoulders as the weight transfers strain to the
top part of the sleeves.
Padded dress hangers ease the strain on garments while allowing the wearer to
hang them neatly. Padding spreads the weight of the dress out over a larger
area, minimizing the stress throughout the garment. Padded dress hangers are a
good solution to the problem of dress weight: extremely heavy ball gowns,
wedding gowns or velvet dresses may require a hanger with additional features to
allow the looping up of heavy skirts, sleeves or trains.
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coat hangers.
