- There’s nothing worse than a messy closet. Having high-quality clothes hangers is an absolute must for getting organized.
- We found the best hangers for a range of uses, including for pants, coats, ties, kids, and even a velvet option.
Hangers come in all kinds of shapes, sizes, types, and materials. It can be hard to know which ones are best for your clothes and your closet. One thing is for sure, though – Cheap, thin, flimsy wire and plastic hangers are not the answer. Sturdy, well-made wooden hangers are best, though velvet and padded ones are also very good. We’ve chosen wooden hangers for our picks because they tend to last longest and look the nicest.
While there are many wonderful high-end hangers made of fine wood and other materials, these hangers are rather expensive, and not really necessary. We recommend more mid-range or budget picks that work just as well.
We’ve also included a range of hangers from special ones that are made for hanging pants and skirts without creases to hangers made for children specifically to a tie rack that can hold ties, scarves, or belts easily.
Here are the best hangers:
- Best for pants and skirts: Natural Wooden Trouser Clamp & Skirt Hanger
- Best for coats and suits: Superior Natural Wooden Hangers
- Best for kids: Honey-Can-Do Kids Wood Shirt Hangers With Metal Clips
- Best for ties, belts, and scarves: Woodlore Cedar 42-Peg Tie Hanger
- Best velvet: Joy Mangano Huggable Hangers
Updated on 8/28/2020. We updated prices, links, and formatting.
The best for pants and skirts
The Natural Wooden Trouser Clamp & Skirt Hangers are specially made to clamp down on your pants without leaving wrinkles and to hold your skirts without damaging them.
If you have a lot of skirts and dress pants that you don't want to subject to creases and life on an ordinary hanger, the Natural Wooden Trouser Clamps and Skirt Hangers from the Container Store are a great option.
They're easy to match the aesthetics of hangers you might already own, but these trouser clamps and skirt hangers will take extra good care of your pants and skirts. The Trouser Clamp has a felt lining and a notch inside to hold your dress pants gently without creasing them in all the wrong places.
The clamp is strong enough to hold your pants so they don't fall, but gentle enough not to leave a weird crease. You can use them for skirts, too, or you can get the Skirt Hanger with its two clips and adjustable metal bar instead. The Skirt Hanger will hold your skirts in place by the waistband.
Pros: Real wood design, strong clamp holds pants or skirts secure, no more wrinkles, non-slip security, attractive design
Cons: May not fit all pants or skirts
The best for coats and suits
The Superior Natural Wooden Hangers are perfect for suits and coats with their broad, thick wooden shoulders.
If you have heavy wool coats, sturdy leather jackets, puffy down coats, or high-end suits that need stronger broader hangers, you'll love the Superior Natural Wooden Hangers from the Container Store.
These wooden hangers are thicker, sturdier, and stronger than normal hangers, and the arms are specifically made to support the natural shape of coats and suits. The thick, curvy design also ensures that your suit jackets and coats don't get weird hanger bumps in the shoulders.
If you need these hangers to protect your suits, you may want to opt for the hangers with the ribbed bar that holds your suit pants securely, too. Those who only want to store coats carefully won't need to spring for the bar. And, the hangers live up to their name with superior structure and stability for heavier coats, jackets, and suits.
Pros: Real wood, sturdy design, angled shoulders for suits and coats, can handle heavy coats
Cons: Pricey if you buy many
The best for kids
The Honey-Can-Do Kids Wood Shirt Hangers With Metal Clips can hold your kid's shirts, pants, or both simultaneously with their dual-purpose design.
Adult hangers are not ideal for children's clothes, especially if your little ones are really young. Luckily, there are plenty of great hangers out there that are made for kids' clothes. These versatile wooden hangers from Honey-Can-Do are perfect for hanging up shirts or pants and skirts, thanks to the sturdy wooden arms and the metal bar with adjustable clamps for holding your kids' pants or skirts.
The dual-purpose design makes it easy to coordinate outfits for your kids, too, so you can combine shirts and pants or skirts together on each hanger. That'll make it easier to get your kids off to school or daycare in the morning. The hangers come in a 5-pack, too, so it's relatively easy to snag enough hangers to populate your kids' closets.
Additionally, petite women who are sick of shoulder bumps from regular adult-size hangers may also find these kids' hangers suitable for some clothes like tank tops and strappy dresses.
Pros: Real wood, sturdy, can hold pants or shirts or both, set of five included
Cons: May be too big for infant or toddler clothes
The best for ties, belts, and scarves
The Woodlore Cedar 42-Peg Tie Hanger can hold your ties, scarves, or belts perfectly, and it'll make your closet smell nice.
Those of you who have tons of ties, scarves, or belts will need a good hanger for all those accessories. The Woodlore Cedar 42-Peg Tie Hanger fits the bill. Not only does it smell fantastic because it's made from cedar wood, it also has 42 sturdy metal pegs to hold your accessories.
It's a high-end hanger that's so much better than the common plastic, wire, and velvet alternatives you'll find for hanging scarves, belts, or ties. The pegs are universal, sturdy, and won't snag. It's easy to select which tie, belt, or scarf you want with the peg design, and you don't have to worry about annoying hooks or fussy clips.
Woodlore is known for its high-end cedar hangers, and it has a reputation for being environmentally conscious, too.
Pros: Can hang 42 ties, works with scarves or belts, cedar wood smells lovely, high-quality pegs are sturdy
Cons: Expensive
The best velvet
Joy Mangano's Huggable Hangers are covered in a nice grippy velvet that looks classy in your closet while saving space.
If you're tired of watching your clothes slide right off of wood, metal, and plastic hangers, you need to check out Joy Mangano's Huggable Hangers. These slim metal hangers are covered with velvet to add grip and prevent any slippage.
Because these hangers are so thin, they won't take up much space in your closet, either, which is a huge win if you're tight on space. Joy Mangano also sells these hangers in several fun colors, too, if you don't want to go with basic black. Plus, you get 10 in a pack for $15, so it's a good deal.
The obvious downside to the thin design is that these hangers aren't as strong as wooden ones. They can bend and break under excessive pressure. While these hangers are actually pretty sturdy, you may way to mix them into your closet to hold lighter pieces of clothing and use wooden hangers for the heavy stuff like coats and pants.
Pros: Lightweight, slim profile, velvet adds grip, space saving, affordable
Cons: Not very sturdy for heavy clothes, may break
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