Abstract: A surveillance system for preventing the theft of clothing. In particular, a clothing rack includes a surveillance system and an indicator to warn customers that they are under surveillance. In one embodiment, the clothing rack includes an elongated hollow body adapted to support at least one hanger by its hook, at least one bore extending through a wall of the elongated hollow body to provide a filed of vision and an indicator. A camera is enclosed within the elongated hollow body of the clothing rack and positioned such that the camera lens is substantially aligned with the bore in the hollow rigid body. A surveillance monitor displays the views from the cameras and, in one embodiment, records such views.