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A lacquered wooden hanger is smooth, and smooth fabrics have little friction against it. When the hanger is moved, or a customer touches the next hanger, nothing holds back and the top ends up on the floor. The problem is greatest for wide necklines, thin straps and heavy, smooth dresses, where the weight pulls down at the sides.
That costs time on the floor and makes the rack untidy. Customers who meet garments on the floor or crooked hangers read it as low quality, whatever the price tag says. Read more about why the hanger affects sales.
One rubberized hanger is a wooden hanger with a matt rubber coating over the whole surface. The fabric stays put because it cannot slide, not because it is held tight. That is why the rubber coating leaves no marks: there is no point where the pressure concentrates.
It is the standard choice for dresses, tops and blouses in smooth fabrics, and for showrooms where the hangers are moved many times a day. Our rubberised models are the Bedford shirt hanger, Bedford clip hanger, Bedford coat hanger and Carlton coat hanger with trouser bar, all in matt black, from €1.65 per pc excl. VAT.
The notch is a small cut in each shoulder where the strap is laid. It holds dresses, tops and lingerie with narrow straps without clips or ribbon loops. All our wooden hangers have notches in the shoulders, lacquered and rubberised alike, so it needs no special model.
Use the notch actively when hanging up: the strap should sit at the bottom of the notch, not on top of the shoulder. Then it stays, even when the customer takes the next hanger down.
Clips are the answer for trousers and skirts. Our clip hangers have metal clips with a rubber-coated inside that spreads the pressure over a larger area, and the clips can be moved towards the centre to fit narrow waistbands. The rule is simple: always clip at the waistband, never in the fabric. The waistband is reinforced and takes the pressure; the fabric is not.
For trousers in a suit, the trouser bar is the gentle choice: the trousers are laid over a rubber- or foam-coated bar and held by their own weight. Read trouser bar or clip hanger.
If you are unsure about the model, start in the guide to hanger models.
Rubberised hangers from €1.65 per pc excl. VAT, wooden clip hangers from €1.29, hangers with trouser bar from €1.35. Packs of 50–100. Delivery in 1–3 working days from our warehouse in Denmark. Payment by card or invoice.
