GARMENT HANGER

1 . A garment hanger having a rail engaging portion and a stem, wherein, the stem comprises:

first section extending from the rail engaging portion,

a spacer section extending from the first section; and

a tail section extending from the spacer section and directed towards the first section and/or the rail engaging portion,

wherein the stem forms an open loop with an opening between the end of the tail section and the first section of the stem.

2 . A garment hanger according to claim 1 , wherein the spacer section is substantially flat and extends in a direction substantially perpendicularly from the first section.

3 . A garment hanger according to claim 1 , wherein the opening is positioned above the spacer section.

4 . A garment hanger according to claim 1 , wherein the opening between the tail section and the first section of the stem is less than half of the length of the spacer section.

5 . A garment hanger according to claim 1 , wherein a tail flange is provided on the tail section and that extends in a direction away from the stem and the spacer section.

6 . A garment hanger according to claim 1 , wherein the span of the stem is less than the bight of the rail engaging section.

7 . A garment hanger according to claim 1 , wherein the width of stem is substantially uniform.

8 . A garment hanger according to claim 1 , wherein the rail engaging portion is a hook having a span and the spacer section extends in a direction that is non-parallel with the plane of the span of the hook.

9 . A garment hanger assembly comprising:

a garment hanger according to any preceding claim and provided with an aperture therein; and

connection means;

wherein a loop of the garment engages the open loop of the hanger and the connection means passes through the aperture in the garment hanger and engages the garment.