To hang or fold

Perhaps you own a clothing retail store or maybe just needto rearrange your closet. Whatever the situation, understanding universalclothing placement guidelines will help the look of your display and increasethe life span of your clothes.

The secret to how clothes should be arranged lies in thesort of fabric each article contains. All of your clothes should be categorizedaccording to the materials from which they are produced. Those articles manufactured from woven goods (forinstance, Dockers or khakis) are almost always hung in the closet, but knittedclothing should be folded or stacked so as not to stretch. All slacks andcasual pants should be draped over thick rounded hangers.

Clip hangers are also appropriate as the waists can beclipped so that the pants hang vertically in the closet. Blue jeans can also bestored or displayed in either of these methods. Clips are a better optionbecause jeans, due to a usually thicker weave of material, crease when folded overa hanger. Shorts should be laid flat in drawers or on a display shelf.

The exceptions to this are silk or linen which commonly hang to prevent wrinkles in these fine materials. For upperbody pieces, there are similar rules to consider. All sweaters and knits shouldbe folded. Hangers do not bode well for these stretchable knots. This willrequire quite a lot of shelf space if you are displaying a winter collection orlive in a colder climate but it is the only way to prevent adverse stretchingor tears.

T-shirts can be both folded and hung, but when hanging theselighter garments be sure to remove the hanger from the underside to preventstretching out the neck. When folded, T-shirts can be displayed on a table orstacked in a drawer. The previous guidelines are meant to serve for casualwear. Suits and formal wear should be hung at all times. If this is everprevented for whatever reason, the material should be laid flat on a table orcountertop to prevent wrinkles.

Dress shirts or blouses may be folded and pinned in thestore for display, but in the home these easily wrinkled items remain onhangers. This will save on hours of ironing time.

Lastly, skirts and dresses should hang from the stitchedloops inside the garment. Hanger groves or miniature hooks are good for displaywhile hanging one loop in the large hanger hook will work better for morestable storage (depending on the style of the piece).

Don't let a misunderstanding in proper clothing storage ruina display or the clothes themselves. Remember to buy hangers with thick andsturdy arms for hanging suit jackets. Wire hangers will not support the shapeof your clothes.

Also, clothes should hang without restraint to prevent dustor more wrinkles. When all of these things are considered, your clothes,whether for retail or wearing, will have a longer and better-kept life.

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