https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/any-users-of-velvet-hangers Style Advice for Fashion Lovers en-US Tue, 21 Apr 2026 18:26:59 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/search.php https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/any-users-of-velvet-hangers/page/3#post-1422797 Sun, 11 Jan 2015 20:25:27 +0000 Aziraphale 1422797@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I hate hate hate "sticky" hangers of any kind! But clearly this sort of thing is a personal preference -- there is no right or wrong kind of hanger. :-)</p> <p>I use wooden hangers for everything except coats and jackets, which get hung on padded satin hangers. I like hangers that stuff can slip off of easily. I don't have problems with things falling on the floor. It's not like the closet is in a&nbsp;moving vehicle! Also, my closet isn't overstuffed. I'm not a minimalist, but I think I lean that way. It's very orderly. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/any-users-of-velvet-hangers/page/3#post-1422662 Sun, 11 Jan 2015 15:09:51 +0000 Janet 1422662@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Mary, your closet looks amazing! </p> <p>I'm still a big fan of the velvet hangers. I just need to keep heavier jackets on sturdier wooden hangers instead. I learned that the hard way. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/any-users-of-velvet-hangers/page/3#post-1422656 Sun, 11 Jan 2015 14:54:46 +0000 Jjsloane 1422656@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Late to the party, and I have serious closet envy Mary! Gorgeous. I have to delve into mine today and attempt to regain some order.&nbsp;<br />I will say I love my velvet hangers (I get the ones from Bed Bath &amp; Beyond because the Target ones have one by one lost their metal hanger part). I use wooden ones for outerwear in our hall closet because of the weight of the coats. The only thing I don't like of the velvet hangers is their pant/skirt clips (sorry JenandEd). Hard to use, don't stay on and crazy expensive IMO.&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/any-users-of-velvet-hangers/page/3#post-1422507 Sun, 11 Jan 2015 03:04:11 +0000 LynneS 1422507@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Dark wooden hangers for the coat closet and my husband's closet. White wooden hangers for the guest bedroom. "Stuffed" fabric hangers for my blazers and suit jackets, and anything that might snag. Extra heavy white plastic hangers for anything that has to drip dry and everything else. I have adequate closet space, so the thin velvet hangers encourage having too many clothes. But I can see how they'd be very helpful to those with small closets or lots of clothes. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/any-users-of-velvet-hangers/page/3#post-1422108 Sat, 10 Jan 2015 15:00:29 +0000 thimblelina 1422108@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Beautiful job on those closets, Mary! I do loves me some organization...<br /> I like the narrow velvet hangers a lot. I use the clip in shoulder pads when necessary. The only thing we still use wooden hangers for are my husbands HEAVY national park uniforms that have to be hung up wet &amp; air dried. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/any-users-of-velvet-hangers/page/3#post-1422081 Sat, 10 Jan 2015 13:40:43 +0000 Anonymous 1422081@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I just bought a velvet scarf hanger that's shaped like a flower. My scarves don't slide off. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/any-users-of-velvet-hangers/page/3#post-1422024 Sat, 10 Jan 2015 08:46:20 +0000 shipskitty 1422024@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I don't use the velvet hangers but another vote here for hanging jumpers (sweaters) like Une Femme does - that is genius and has changed my wardrobe for the better. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/any-users-of-velvet-hangers/page/3#post-1421286 Fri, 09 Jan 2015 03:39:43 +0000 abc 1421286@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Thanks for the update Mary! Fab closet. So jealous! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/any-users-of-velvet-hangers/page/3#post-1420776 Thu, 08 Jan 2015 09:40:46 +0000 fuzzylogic 1420776@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Bwahaha! Right on! Wardrobe looks fab!<br /> Insert wolf whistle here. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/any-users-of-velvet-hangers/page/3#post-1420772 Thu, 08 Jan 2015 09:17:56 +0000 Anonymous 1420772@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Just chiming in to say... AWESOME closet Mary! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/any-users-of-velvet-hangers/page/3#post-1420768 Thu, 08 Jan 2015 09:00:37 +0000 jenanded 1420768@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Cool closets! I see Gryffin said there are clips you can put on for skirts etc. I followed the link and the clips can't be sent to Australia. Does anyone know if they are available in store in the USA as I will be there briefly next week... I too want a coordinated wardrobe! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/any-users-of-velvet-hangers/page/3#post-1420732 Thu, 08 Jan 2015 05:44:43 +0000 MsMary 1420732@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Aw, thanks, fuzzylogic!</p> <p>And now that I'm home and have my camera handy, here it is all finished, with purses and shoes added!&nbsp; I had to sacrifice the mirrors on the inside of the doors but the outside of the doors have mirrors that I can use to see my butt so it's all good!&nbsp; LOL </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/any-users-of-velvet-hangers/page/3#post-1420722 Thu, 08 Jan 2015 05:25:06 +0000 fuzzylogic 1420722@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Glad the new hangers are all you hoped for!</p> <p>Totally off topic, but..... &nbsp;fab wardrobe. &nbsp;And&nbsp;OMG four adjustable mirrors!!!! &nbsp;Yes, please!!!! &nbsp;I would never have to ask anyone if 'my butt looked big in this' again- because I would know for sure! &nbsp;Bwahahaha! &nbsp;Way to go MsMary! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/any-users-of-velvet-hangers/page/3#post-1420579 Thu, 08 Jan 2015 01:05:42 +0000 Marilyn 1420579@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Love mine!&nbsp; I have Huggable Hangers from Target and a similar hanger they sell at Solutions organizing store in Canada.&nbsp; Mine are beige.&nbsp; They take up much less space.&nbsp; I dry tees and shirts on them with no issues.&nbsp; Things don't slip off.&nbsp; And, no shoulder bumps on my tops! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/any-users-of-velvet-hangers/page/3#post-1420443 Wed, 07 Jan 2015 19:48:36 +0000 harmonica 1420443@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Always LOVE closet pics! Your closet looks great and the hangers really save space! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/any-users-of-velvet-hangers/page/3#post-1420427 Wed, 07 Jan 2015 19:17:15 +0000 Anonymous 1420427@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Love them and own about 700 of them (or so it seems like) BUT......they pick up every single g#da## piece of lint and cat hair within a 10 mile radius. If I lay the hanger on the bed, it picks up fluff, dust, hair, whatever SO easily. &nbsp;That part really bothers me, and I'm not sure what the solution is short of never letting them come into contact with a surface. &nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/any-users-of-velvet-hangers/page/2#post-1420406 Wed, 07 Jan 2015 18:24:53 +0000 Anonymous 1420406@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>My big closet is filled with bright, cherry red ones. I love them! There are only a few things I don't use them for. I particularly like that things don't slide down like they do on plastic hangers. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/any-users-of-velvet-hangers/page/2#post-1420401 Wed, 07 Jan 2015 18:07:06 +0000 MsMary 1420401@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Thanks for bumping this up, abc!&nbsp; I did indeed go with the thin velvet hangers and oh my gosh!&nbsp; Total game-changer!&nbsp; I can actually fit (almost) all my clothes in my closet now!!&nbsp; Big thumbs up from here! (The picture is from before the closet was completely tricked out, but you can see how many hangers fit in there, especially on the left!)</p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/any-users-of-velvet-hangers/page/2#post-1420399 Wed, 07 Jan 2015 18:04:22 +0000 retailgirl 1420399@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I haven't tried them. I get all the hangers I need from work! Everything comes in to the store on hangers and we end up with so many we throw them away. There are a few reasons I don't think I'd like them: you have to fiddle with your clothing to make it hang correctly on the hanger. You might get shoulder bumps. You can't use them for wet items. And they don't have hooks that turn? The space saving feature is very appealing, though! I, too, fold my sweaters the une femme way, like Joy. That is a space saver, compared to folding them over the bar of a hanger, like a pants hanger. I used to fold my sweaters in a drawer but didn't wear many of them because I didn't see them! Now they are all visible. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/any-users-of-velvet-hangers/page/2#post-1420377 Wed, 07 Jan 2015 17:35:27 +0000 abc 1420377@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Ms Mary, what did you end up doing? Curious minds want to know we are about to move and downsize closet space so I was looking into these. I air dry a lot so I am thinking the heavy duty ones in a light color might work for us. Let us know which hangers are gracing your new closets in your fab new home :-)! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/any-users-of-velvet-hangers/page/2#post-1312100 Wed, 23 Jul 2014 13:50:09 +0000 Anonymous 1312100@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Mary, that's what I use. They won't hold a lot of weight, so leather jackets and the sort need something stronger, but I love! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/any-users-of-velvet-hangers/page/2#post-1310816 Tue, 22 Jul 2014 13:50:12 +0000 Lisa 1310816@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I like velvet hangers and mine are from Target. &nbsp;I do not use them for a heavy item such as a winter coat, but my jeans, knits and blazers are fine on them. &nbsp;Plus nothing slips off anymore which is great because I don't have to keep those little strings on my clothes anymore (the one's that stick out when you wear a top but are necessary to keep a top on a hanger). </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/any-users-of-velvet-hangers/page/2#post-1310777 Tue, 22 Jul 2014 13:12:20 +0000 shiny 1310777@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I converted my tiny closet to these years ago, so long ago, I do not remember the brand or where I bought them. &nbsp;</p> <p>Advantages:<br />- Easily doubled my closet capacity. <br />- I suppose mine are "petite," as they fit the shoulders of my size 2-4P tops and leave no marks.&nbsp;<br />- Clothes do not slip off<br />- I personally find it easier/faster to hang up clothes -- no wrestling to precisely position the shoulders of&nbsp;a petite top on a hanger that is too thick and too wide for the garment</p> <p>Disadvantages:<br />- I bought a whole bunch at once. Over the years, I've had two of them break. Very sad day when one breaks. :-(<br />- Would not recommend traveling with them in a garment bag -- greatly ups chances of breaking.<br />- Would not over-pack your closet -- this also ups chances of&nbsp;breaking.<br />- The piece that goes over the rod is just a tiny bit too small for my closet rod, which is made of wood. The hangers&nbsp;don't slide easily. This can be a plus or a minus, depending on how you look at it.</p> <p>I've never had any problem with the velvet rubbing or coming off on my garments.&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/any-users-of-velvet-hangers/page/2#post-1310729 Tue, 22 Jul 2014 11:55:06 +0000 chadya 1310729@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>love them, can get more hangers in the closet.&nbsp; I was initialliy concerned that my smaller clothes wouldn't work on them, but no problems.&nbsp; <br />I didn't get the costco ones because when I saw them they where black and had concerns about the black coming off on clothing.&nbsp; Not sure if there are other colors now. anyway BBBeyond, Marshalls all have them </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/any-users-of-velvet-hangers/page/2#post-1310255 Mon, 21 Jul 2014 21:24:04 +0000 Lyn D. 1310255@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Thanks MsMary- I like the sound of these! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/any-users-of-velvet-hangers/page/2#post-1310159 Mon, 21 Jul 2014 19:36:28 +0000 JayS 1310159@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I love the velvet hangers for the reasons already mentioned...especially that they grip wide necked tops. That's a major plus. I really wish that they came in petite or junior sizes. I found some for small kids..12" wide. Need just a couple of more inches. An alterationsneeded.com blog post from a couple of years ago&nbsp;addressed this very subject. She found a couple of narrower sizes but alas, they're wooden. I may still get some..I really don't like shoulder nipples.<br /><a rel="nofollow" href="http://tinyurl.com/nfqvwlm">http://tinyurl.com/nfqvwlm</a> </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/any-users-of-velvet-hangers/page/2#post-1310154 Mon, 21 Jul 2014 19:32:25 +0000 Glory 1310154@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I have these ones in black - from Costco as well. I had to buy 2 boxes (so far) because they are just so fabulous for my girls slippery dresses etc. I guess my need for order is showing when I admit that I cannot stand having a mix of different hanger types on my side of the closet. I banished all the white ones (which also matched) to my DHs side :). I love these ones because things look so nice, take less room and best of all -&nbsp;stay put.</p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/any-users-of-velvet-hangers/page/2#post-1310147 Mon, 21 Jul 2014 19:20:49 +0000 Thistle 1310147@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I haven't read through all of the comments, but I use them in my small closet. I have a light colored one to make sure it doesn't "rub" off. Been using them well over a year and love them.</p> <p>I still use the wood ones for heavy jackets like my leather blazer, and I use them almost exclusively in the front coat closet for our winter parkas etc. and yes, you can hang a lot more as it doesn't slip off as easily, and it does give more space. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/any-users-of-velvet-hangers/page/2#post-1310141 Mon, 21 Jul 2014 19:13:42 +0000 Aida 1310141@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>How interesting that several of you mentioned not using them for wet clothing, because I use mine to air dry almost everything (mine are white). Both my stuff and hubby's stuff. Haven't had any problems, though the garments are a bit trickier to get onto the hanger when wet. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/any-users-of-velvet-hangers/page/2#post-1309335 Sun, 20 Jul 2014 23:43:26 +0000 SW Ann 1309335@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Hi! I converted all of my hanging tops and jackets and dresses to the velvet hangers they sell by Real Simple from Bed Bath and Beyond.&nbsp; I got 100 for about $50 with coupons.&nbsp; Now, if I buy something new and I am out of hangers--it reminds me to let something go!! ha!&nbsp; Also converted to wooden hangers for all my guest and coat closet.&nbsp; Looks so good, also bought at BB&amp;B but unsure of brand.&nbsp; Not too expensive and worth it.&nbsp; It really got my closet into shape.&nbsp; And yes, the velvet hangers took up less space.&nbsp; I still have too much, though.....however, I am NOT a minimalist....um no. </p>