How to hang pants?

August 14, 2006 1:11 PM

Pantsfilter: How to hang pants?

Ages ago, I came across -- and neglected to bookmark -- a page on the Interweb detailing a technique for hanging pants on a suit hanger (the ones with a wooden dowel crossbar for the pants, like this) so that it was nigh on impossible for the pants to slip off. Also, I seem to recall that this page named this method "the Saville Row fold".

Does anyone know this folding technique?

posted by mhum to Clothing, Beauty, & Fashion (7 answers total)

You might try searching "trousers" on this blog: English Cut.
posted by mattbucher at 1:15 PM on August 14, 2006

Response by poster: You might try searching "trousers" on this blog: English Cut.

Indeed, I've looked there to no avail. Thanks for the reminder to read English Cut, though.
posted by mhum at 1:28 PM on August 14, 2006

Best answer: Is this it?
posted by routergirl at 1:33 PM on August 14, 2006

It is hard to explain, and I do not have pictures, but try this:
Hold the pants upside down;
Thread the left pants leg through the hanger, over the bar; from the opposite side, thread the right pants leg through the hanger over the bar to lie on top of the left leg.
The balance and the friction of the cloth will keep the pants on the hanger.
posted by Cranberry at 1:42 PM on August 14, 2006

Exactly what routergirl linked to.
posted by Cranberry at 1:43 PM on August 14, 2006

Response by poster: Is this it?

That's exactly it! Thanks so much!
posted by mhum at 1:47 PM on August 14, 2006

Just found this question and found it useful, but the link routergirl provided has moved to here.
posted by phaded at 8:59 PM on July 27, 2007