Ok, this surely sounds confusing and bizarre, an outside a closet rod, but hear me out.  And once you do, you?ll want one, or several, too.
Generally speaking, this is similar in concept to say, a valet rod, but given our bifold closet doors or, in the case of Mike?s office, above the room?s door itself, a valet rod wouldn?t work.  Or, I guess it would there but it wouldn't as he'd hit his head incessantly and break the darn thing within a day or two.
Regardless, those valet rods are best installed in roomier closets or ones with a swinging door, or some such, neither of which we really have.
Ok, so what prompted this seemingly whack-a-doo outside a closet rod idea"  
Well.  I saw something online somewhere briefly, very similar though I don?t remember where or who or how or what, and ugh mistakenly didn?t save it because I was tired and not thinking. Too, every day Mike irons a dress shirt for work and hangs it off a door, or door trim, any convenient spot.  He twists the hanger* hook which invariably breaks the hanger.  And, I love him, but he leaves the hangers, and parts, everywhere.
Then in pondering this idea a bit further, I realized oh, how many times have I pulled something from the closet I intended to wear but had nowhere to stage it, if you will.  Huh.
So this solves a multitude of aggravations, probably not the hangers everywhere matter though.  And, however you want it achieved, this wee project can run the ga...