Clothes valet

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Clothes valet, also called men's valet, valet stand and suit stand, is a piece of

on. Clothes are hung that are worn multiple times before laundering, such as a men's suit. Typical features of valets include trouser hangers, jacket hangers, shoe bars, and a tray organizer for miscellaneous, day-to-day objects like wallets and keys. Some also feature jewelry boxes.

Variants

An electric clothes valet is used to warm clothes before dressing; it includes a timer to prevent overheating.

Floor-standing clothes steamers can also have a fixed clothes hanger so that they can function as a combined clothes steamer and men's valet.

A valet rod is a pipe shaped clothes valet which protrudes from a cabinet or similar, and is used as a compact clothes valet.

Other meanings

In the United States, the term is frequently used to refer to a non-freestanding cabinet or tray for holding small personal items such as watches, cuff links, keys, or a cell phone. In this sense, it is a men's

.

Gallery

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  A suit with accessories on a valet stand.
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  Empty valet stand.
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  Clothes steamer with an integrated clothes valet
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  Ka (架, lit. "rack"), a Japanese rack for clothing. Art from the Momoyama period (1573–1615).

See also

• Clothes hanger
• Clotheshorse
• Coat rack
• Clothes steamer

References