Expandable clothes hanger

An expandable clothes hanger device comprising:

• a first element curved to form an open first ellipse and extending in opposite directions past a first intersection at which the first element crosses over itself, said first element having two distal ends past the first intersection;
• and
• a second element curved to form an open second ellipse and extending in opposite directions past a second intersection at which the second element crosses over itself, said second element having two distal ends past the second intersection, wherein said second element is inverted with respect to the first element whereby the first ellipse is substantially aligned with the second ellipse, and the first intersection is at a top position and the second intersection is at a bottom position spaced apart from the top position;
• wherein said first and second elements are in a vertical plane;
• wherein the first and second elements have a first position in which the distal ends of said first and second elements are retracted and the first and second ellipses are expanded, and second position in which the distal ends of said first and second elements are in an expanded position and the first and second ellipses are compressed, wherein the first and second elements move in directions in the vertical plane between the first and second positions.