It’s happened to everyone. You carefully hang trousers over the rung of a clothes hanger, reach into the closet to hang them on the clothes rod and slip. The pants slide off the hanger an onto the floor.
Thankfully, there is a way to properly hang trousers so they will no longer slide off the hanger. It only takes a few extra seconds to do and it will save you loads of frustration. It may even save you time in the long run, since you won’t have to iron the pants after they’ve slipped off the hanger and sat on the floor of your closet for an undisclosed amount of time.
Three Easy Steps to Hang Trousers
1. To hang dress pants, first find the crease in the legs and lay them flat on a folding table or the bed.
2. Next, take the top pant leg and fold it up towards the waist of the pants. Place the coat hanger on the bottom leg, hook side towards the cuff or leg opening. Fold the bottom leg over the rung of the coat hanger, pulling it through the hanger and lay the leg opening against the crotch seam. Press it flat. Take the top pant leg and also pull it through the coat hanger. While holding the top leg, grab the hook of the coat hanger, pick both up and drop the pant leg.
3. Folding the legs over one another through clothes hanger will help the pants hold themselves in place, thanks to their own weight and friction.
Now all you need to do is straighten out the legs, ensuring the crease in the pants is aligned with the fold on the clothes hanger. It also helps to line up the pant legs with one another.
