Shirt hangers are the most widely-used clothes
hanger. Calling them shirt hangers is probably not
actually politically correct. When used to hang
women’s tops and blouses we refer to them as
blouse hangers of hangers for tops. If someone
only has one type of hanger in the house, it is
most likely this type of blouse and shirt hanger.
These type of hangers come in wood, plastic or
metal, and many are a combination of wood and
metal or plastic and metal. Hanging shirts,
blouses, and tops is absolutely necessary to
keeping them neat and wearable right out of the
closet. Normally when shirts are folded (however
neatly) the creases that form are unsightly. Men
might put up with the creases, but women seldom
do.
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A shirt or blouse hanger should have smooth surfaces to prevent snagging. They
should not contain notches (although there are special versions for womens tops
with speghetti straps), clips or hooks for straps, since shirts need a smooth
expanse of hanger for the best support. The shoulders should slope slightly to
mimic the set of human shoulders. In general, the more expensive the garment,
the more it will fit true to the body, so costlier shirts will be more likely to
have seams that curve in imitation of shoulders, neck and arm of the wearer.
Many shirt hangers also contain a central bar. In a well-made hanger, this bar
can be used to make the hanger multi-functional: it is possible to hang casual
pants or slacks from a sturdy central bar. However, if you want your shirts to
keep their smoothness and shape, it is advisable to hang shirts separately from
other garments: having a skirt or pants on the central bar will push the shirt
out of shape.
When hanging a shirt on a hanger, button the top button, and then at least every
other button all the way to the shirt tail. Having the buttons secured keeps
shirts and blouses hanging as they should on the main hanger body rather than
swaying or slipping away to the outside as it does when shirts are tossed on the
hanger unbuttoned. In addition to a neater overall appearance, shirts that are
buttoned on the hanger will not slip off while you are hanging other clothes or
looking for something to wear.
Read the next article on
skirt hangers.
