Abstract: A clothes-hanger comprises a tubular central portion, a suspension member disposed on the central portion, two end pieces, of which at least one is telescopic in the central portion and whose outer ends are provided with gripping portions for engagement with the article of clothing which is to be hung up, a compression spring disposed between an abutment in the central portion and the end piece shiftably disposed in the central portion, and a locking device connected to this end piece and disposed to prevent the compression spring from shifting the end piece beyond its outer position. The locking device is shiftably disposed in a slot provided in the lower region of the central portion, such that the locking device, in the outer position of the end piece, engages with the outer defining edge of the slot.