Hanging Garment Bag
The hanging garment bag is one of the most valuable pieces of luggage a traveler can own, providing easy access to clothing, excellent storage space and the utmost comfort in transport. Many seasoned travelers rely on a hanging garment bag to keep their evening wear, business suits and even casual clothing neat, clean and free of wrinkles during their journeys.
When choosing a hanging garment bag, it is important to consider the nature of its use. Some hanging garment bags are strictly for light travel, being made of thin plastic, and are only suitable for carrying clothes from the dry cleaners to the office and to home. If you are planning the purchase of a hanging garment bag because of upcoming travel, choose a bag with stronger fabrics with a high denier (thread strength) count, such as 400 or above. In fact, the better fabric hanging garment bags have denier counts of over 1000. Self-correcting zippers are usual in garment bags, as are waterproof fabrics and extra pockets and pouches for accessories, shoes or important papers.
You may choose a hanging garment bag of canvas, leather or a specialty fabric: there are companies that specialize in custom-made garment bags for particular types of clothing such as dancewear, costumes, bridal gowns and evening clothes. Designer hanging garment bags by Kate Spade, Kenneth Cole, Coach and Chanel are perfect for the fashionable traveler and lend a signature note of style to your travel wardrobe.
There are two types of hanging garment bags: the simpler type hangs with its opening vertical: many lightweight garment bags for day travel still use this basic design. The expanded version of the garment bag hangs and opens like a book, providing the traveler with two separate compartments rather than one. Book opening hanging garment bags give you more space and make packing easier as well, and are the better choice of useful, easily transportable luggage for traveling.
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