Valet Stand

[knotty]

Im thinking of getting a Valet Stand.
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The idea is to have a place to put the kilt at the end of day or to get set up for going out.

Does anyone use something similar?


Craig

[madmacs]

I bought one for using with suits... Didnt like the way it holds the shoulders.

Not sure it gives you more than a hanger if youre just going to fold it over... jacket works better on a tailors dummy

[unixken]

I just use a simple "over the door" 4-hook hanger rack, to stage the items I'll be wearing (or to re-hang after removal.) Everything is normally kept on hangers in my closet. I simply remove any items I'll be wearing from the closet and hang everything on the hooks thus provided on the door. Four hooks give me enough to hang the kilt, a shirt, waistcoat, and jacket. My accessory items (sgian dubh, etc.) are simply kept in a valet chest that sits on the closet shelf.

[Ducky]

Being military, I used one for years to change out of my combats and into my civies. It been very handy.

[brewerpaul]

Well Im not so classy as all that for my daily kilts I wear. I do make sure the pleats are hanging down nicely but instead of a valet I have a couple of chairs with large backs on them. One is my office/sewing rollabout chair and the other is a wicker chair with a large round back. I drape my kilts over with the aprons to either side and the pleats falling down the back. Because I wear these kilts so often I dont hang them much. Also keeps the cats from laying on them if I placed them on a table, bed or chair.

[Cygnus]

I've actually been thinking of getting a valet stand, though not specifically for kilts. I'm one of those folks that heads to the office at O-dark-hundred, so I like to set aside my clothes for the next day the evening before.

I actually prefer something more like this one with small drawers up top, as it would allow me to store my cufflinks, collar stays, etc. in a place that's a bit easier to get to. Come to think of it, a couple of small drawers up top and a larger drawer at the foot (for hose/socks) would probably be even better.

I could see a valet stand working well for kilts, particularly if the rod for hanging trousers was a bit wider. You could probably even rig up some clips to hang it by if you were worried about the weight of one end pulling it down and leaving a tartan heap on the floor...

I may have to talk to some carpenters I know and see about a custom job now. You're lucky my wife doesn't know who you are, Knotty, or you'd be in as much trouble as I'm about to be...

[Chas]

Those are both handsome pieces of furniture and I would not mind owning either one. All my kilts, shirts, jackets and other accessories are kept in a double wardrobe. It has a large mirror built into the front and hooks round the sides. I too use the 'everything on hangers' hanging round the sides method.

Knotty & Cygnus - where do those two come from and do you know the prices?

Regards

Chas

[mookien]

I use a tall lamp that has a side lamp that exits the main pole in a U-shaped bend. In the U I can hang an item or two. I also use an "over the door" hanger rack, like Ken, but mine has 10 holes, but I almost always use less than 4 of them. My rack's bigger than yours, Ken.

My setup is ad hoc, and not nearly as fancy (or useful) as those Cygnus describes.

Ken: In the event you are (still) reading this, my mother was a SPAR during WW-II. She was a Chief Petty Officer in charge of a kitchen in Seattle.

John

[Cygnus]

Chas,

The one I posted is, apparently, made by a company called Butler. Though the suggested retail price appears to be around US$550, it appears to be fairly readily available for around US$300.

I'm not sure if that particular stand is available in the UK, and I'd imagine the shipping would be near enough to buy a second valet stand.

[Chas]

Thanks, Cygnus. I've just done a quick check and we have similar styles here in the UK, but the asking price is in the region of £300. I think I will start haunting the second hand furniture shops.

Regards

Chas