Hangers!

[stuffedsuperdud]

Plastic for the win. Better for travel, cheaper and don’t need to worry about their breaking apart, unlike the many wooden ones that are just pieces glued together in a shoddy workshop in China which is where KA stuff is made. If you buy actual “gold standard” it would have to be Nakata hangers that are made in japan and constructed from a single block of wood.

All this talk of $30 hangers has me wondering how I can better throw money into the bottomless nightmare that is our sartorial prison....and...I think for my next project I'm going to try to get on the CNC and mill some wide shouldered hangers out of aluminum. Should be a massive strength to weight ratio compared to blocks of wood and still cheaper than the absurd prices some of the vendors in this thread want, even with mill time and my nonexistent economies of scale. Heck, might even have enough $$ left over to get drunk and high while operating the heavy machinery.

 

[JohnMRobie]

All this talk of $30 hangers has me wondering how I can better throw money into the bottomless nightmare that is our sartorial prison....and...I think for my next project I'm going to try to get on the CNC and mill some wide shouldered hangers out of aluminum. Should be a massive strength to weight ratio compared to blocks of wood and still cheaper than the absurd prices some of the vendors in this thread want, even with mill time and my nonexistent economies of scale. Heck, might even have enough $$ left over to get drunk and high while operating the heavy machinery.

Do the plastic ones from the tailor work? Sure. But I also like the uniformity of being able to walk into my closet and have everything match when I look at my clothes, YMMV.

On the other hand I think it was Andy who pointed out the hangers are something like a couple percent of what a suit will cost. I can fill my entire closet with hangers for less than an off the rack sport coat. I mean we are talking less than a set of shoe trees. Less than a pocket square, less than a pair of socks. My suits and hangers will last much longer than a pair of socks.

As a practical consideration I just dropped my first bespoke suit off to have some alterations done because I gained some weight. I checked the pocket to confirm when it was made. May 2006. It has spent 99% of its life on a hanger. I’m not sure what the cost per day being hung up is but $30 over the course of some 5,000 odd days seems even more minor.

 

[dukenukem4ever]

if you want "artisanal, small-bat

All this talk of $30 hangers has me wondering how I can better throw money into the bottomless nightmare that is our sartorial prison....and...I think for my next project I'm going to try to get on the CNC and mill some wide shouldered hangers out of aluminum. Should be a massive strength to weight ratio compared to blocks of wood and still cheaper than the absurd prices some of the vendors in this thread want, even with mill time and my nonexistent economies of scale. Heck, might even have enough $$ left over to get drunk and high while operating the heavy machinery.

but cedar wood repels moths!

 

[bigbrother690]

Update: I think the Skolyx ones, both the suit and shirt variety, in cedar look like an amazing bargain and my way to go! My only mild concern is the trouser bar on these:

Hanger in cedar wood | Experts on clothing care | Skolyx

Exclusive wider hanger that gives proper support to your clothing, made from the finest red cedar wood.

www.skolyx.se

I can't imagine those teeth, nearly regardless of what material they're made of, could be good for extended pressure on fine fabrics. Thoughts (especially for those who own these)?

Until I move into my new apartment and know exactly how much closet space I'll have, though, I've opted for an easy solution that was comically staring me in the face:

I bought a bunch of the aforementioned IKEA hangers and the plastic sleeve add-ons that give them wide shoulders. I had only used the hangers, bare, and was dismayed with the rough texture. Well, duh, if I use the plastic sleeves, bye-bye texture problem! So I just use these bare for shirts or trousers (texture not really an issue) and the intended sleeves for jackets. Inelegant and whatnot, but cheap as hell and will do me fine until I move and buy, most likely, the Skolyx.

 

[taxgenius]

Kirby has a good product.

I would also throw in:

Tailor Made® Suit Hanger

Butler Luxury dark walnut espresso or deep butterscotch Tailor Made® wooden suit hanger with velvet trouser bar.

www.butlerluxury.com

Tiny bit pricier, but I would argue better looking, w/ a better design where the trouser bar meets the hanger. I wish I were cool enough to buy the Rosewood ones (I am not - too much $$).

Shipping cost is high. What a shame.

 

[ValidusLA]

Shipping cost is high. What a shame.

They have free shipping events. For example, today, free shipping on orders over $250.

I think last order I didn't get free shipping I paid $10 to ship.

 

[HistoryBuff1812]

Kirby has a good product.

I would also throw in:

Tailor Made® Suit Hanger

Butler Luxury dark walnut espresso or deep butterscotch Tailor Made® wooden suit hanger with velvet trouser bar.

www.butlerluxury.com

Tiny bit pricier, but I would argue better looking, w/ a better design where the trouser bar meets the hanger. I wish I were cool enough to buy the Rosewood ones (I am not - too much $$).

I second the Butler luxury hangars, well-priced and look/feel substantial.

 

[Bayou Tiger]

I second the Butler luxury hangars, well-priced and look/feel substantial.

Butler Luxury was the best I could find. They are well worth the money. I agree on the analogy to buying shoe trees.

 

[Verve]

If not Kirby when he has sales, Container Store would be significantly cheaper though not as nice, but nice enough. The only problem is that half of the stock were not smooth, so I would rather choose in person if you have a store near you.

 

[prof.contingency]

Japan Made Luxury Suit, Trousers, Shirt Hangers | Arterton London

In the UK, we stock Nakata wooden hangers designed for sartorial enthusiasts, which preserve the integrity of fine clothing. Each hanger has wide shoulders, contoured necks and, leading craftsmanship features: European Beechwood, single-jointed, hand-carved. Made in Japan, Nakata Hangers, are...

arterton.co.uk

Thanks for the plug here on our Japanese-made Nakata hangers!

It looks like there's already a number of good options in this thread. I think, the considerations of craftsmanship, personalisation, origin, price, and accessibility are very person-specific. Different people care about different things.

So, he only thing I'll add is to make sure that you get the appropriately sized hanger and shape for a specific task. Makes that cater specifically for menswear will do this kinda thing well -- and offer different sizes, trouser bar options, et cetera. For example, items that are prone to localised stretching like leather jackets and some loosely woven items require more support than less.

 

[Bayou Tiger]

Thanks for the plug here on our Japanese-made Nakata hangers!

It looks like there's already a number of good options in this thread. I think, the considerations of craftsmanship, personalisation, origin, price, and accessibility are very person-specific. Different people care about different things.

So, he only thing I'll add is to make sure that you get the appropriately sized hanger and shape for a specific task. Makes that cater specifically for menswear will do this kinda thing well -- and offer different sizes, trouser bar options, et cetera. For example, items that are prone to localised stretching like leather jackets and some loosely woven items require more support than less.

Those hangers look excellent. The trouser hangers are exactly what I have been wanting to buy over the years but never saw those. I will buy some for sure.

Butler Luxury (love the suit hangers) has a different style of trouser hangers that don't resonate with me, so I have been biding my time with container store trouser hangers waiting for the right ones to appear. It looks like Arterton is it!

 

[Appletree]

Does anyone have experience with www.ra-hangers.com ? They look quite cool but are equally expensive.