The Dickie Bow Reviews Butler Luxury

There are many blogs dedicated to style, the art of elegant and inspired dressing and quality wardrobe care of the highest level. The Dickie Bow is one such blog, and we were honored to have Eric weigh-in on the merits of well-made wooden hangers, and our brand, Butler Luxury in particular. 

"For many men putting away your suit, jacket, shirt or overcoat simply means grabbing the wire or plastic hanger out of your closet and putting your nice clothing on the hangers that you collected from your neighborhood dry cleaners or launderers. The reality is you are damaging your clothes by using hangers that were not meant for that purpose.

For instance wire or metal hangers are used mostly by dry cleaners and professional laundries to hang your shirts on after they have been cleaned. The hangers are temporary and are basically meant for transport to your home. For the record we like our shirts boxed, but you should never leave your shirt or suit on these hangers since they create marks, dimples or creases in your attire that will be hard to remove.

This applies also to suits and jackets that are dry cleaned, the wire hanger with the shoulder shaped cardboard cover is just used for transport and not as a permanent hanger for your suit or jacket.

In fact using common sense and the right hangers can extend the life of your clothes for a very long time and the right clothes hangers will keep your clothes looking great from year to year. There are a couple of factors that you must consider when picking out hangers.

The design of the hanger
The construction
Its intended purpose

First the design, well-made hangers are designed specifically for certain parts of your attire, for instance a longer fully contoured hanger with wide shoulder flares are designed to preserve the suit jacket’s drape. The suit hanger is designed to follow the natural shoulder profile thus maintaining the overall shape of the jacket, nothing looks worse than a jacket that droops and loses its natural drape.

Second, plastic or wire hangers are not designed for long-term support. Most hangers made of plastic and metal wire are generic and most commonly found in one-size fits all. Their poor design is because the main purpose for these hangers was for temporary usage and because they are cost-effective for the professional dry cleaner.

Third, there are hangers designed for overcoats, jackets, trousers and shirts and using the right one means the difference in the life of your garment, with that said we took pictures of some hangers that we felt will keep your clothes looking great for years."