One hanger, five trousers: the multi-hanger from Esmée frees up space in your closet
25.2.2026
Translation: Jessica Johnson-Ferguson
Pictures: Laura Scholz
Most wardrobes are chronically full. The foldable trouser hanger from Esmée is ready to tackle this. But it’s also a bit of a nuisance.
The slim cardboard packaging already has me wondering. And sure enough, the clothes hanger from Swiss interior design manufacturer Esmée needs to be screwed together first before you can use it. So let’s get to it! The product page claims the four steps in the included manual are «easy» to follow. I’m pretty sure I can manage to put together a nifty hanger that holds five pairs of trousers and supposedly reduces the required storage space by 80 per cent.
The assembly
The packaging contains a beech wood bar, five metal hanging hooks with non-slip rubber coating, five cap nuts, two mounting hooks and five small white plastic clips. The clips look really flimsy compared to the other parts that are all pretty and of high quality. Frankly, the clips don’t look like they’re good for anything. There’s not a trace of them on the product images provided by Esmée, so I pop them back in the box.
As we’ve established, the foldable, space-saving non-slip clothes hanger is meant to be «easy to assemble». And after five minutes and 23 seconds of assembling, I’d say: yeah, I suppose. The two mounting hooks are quick to put in thanks to the hexagonal wrench supplied. However, the cap nuts that fix the hanging hooks to the rail are a little, let’s say, uncooperative. I only manage to screw on two out of five without any hiccups. The others keep jamming and can’t be turned all the way to the end of the thread on the hanging hooks. I guess the whole thing will be sturdy enough as it is, so time to move on.
Putting up the hanger
The nifty multi-hanger works as follows: it’s hooked to your clothes rail with the two mounting hooks. Once you’ve popped five pairs of trousers onto its metal hanging hooks, you lift one of the mounting hooks off the clothes rail and let the other drop. This means that the carrier bar is no longer hanging horizontally, but vertically. That way, the trousers aren’t arranged next to each other in a bulky way, but underneath each other in a space-saving manner.
The problem
The idea of this hanger is really good and a great way to tackle storage bottlenecks. Unfortunately, it’s a bit of a pain when you want to take a pair of trousers off the hanger. As the clothes rail in my wardrobe is full, I can’t bring the hanger back into a horizontal position every time I want a pair of trousers. And due to the non-slip rubber coating of the hanging hooks, things can get quite fiddly. All that fumbling around tends to make the hanging hooks rock back and forth on the bar. This issue already becomes apparent when you hang up your trousers. The hanging hooks tend to lose their balance and occasionally cause the entire multi-hanger to tip.
Does this mean those five white plastic clips I dismissed are compulsory after all? Spoiler alert: yup. At least in theory. Fitted right behind the carrier bar and put on tightly, they’re presumably intended to keep the metal hanging hooks in place. However, the clips keep popping open a little, even after using force on them with a pair of pliers from my toolbox. So I’d say they’re a bit underwhelming. Sure, they prevent the empty bar from tipping when it’s in a horizontal position, but they immediately lose their grip as soon as weight, a squeeze or the aforementioned fumbling comes into play.
In a nutshell
Great for extra storage space, so-so for everyday use
If you’re facing an acute storage space shortage in your wardrobe, this foldable multi-hanger is your new best friend. If you use it for trousers you don’t wear often, you’ll also avoid its shortcomings. However, if you need to pry an item out of its clutches on a daily basis, it’s a different story.
Pro
- Fast to assemble
- Space-saving storage of trousers
- Sturdy, high-quality look and feel
Contra
- Poor finish of some elements
- Fiddly for everyday use
Laura Scholz
Senior Editor
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