The hangers as designed for today's wardrobe do much more. Gone are the days of using safety pins to hold skirts and pants on wire hangers. For this purpose, the sturdy plastic hangers that have clips attached that will let the garments hang straight and not wrinkle. The tubular styles are sturdy and functional.

If it is not convenient to let pants hang straight, there are hangers in the standard A-frame style that have a padded horizontal support. You can check out this site for all types of custom clothes hangers online.

Padded hangers help preserve the integrity of delicate knits and sheers. You should use the styles that have the padding wrapped around the entire frame of the hanger to minimize stress on the fabric. 

Wedding dresses are considered as very delicate and it will be stored in the closet for years without being handled. If you use cheap quality hangers, this can indent or damage the straps or even the whole dress.

Other types of clothing that need luxury hangers will be sleepwear that you will find in the market. Sleepwears are also made of very soft and delicate fabric. If you don't have plenty of closet space, thinner hangers will maximize storage space.