A footwear rack and clasp for storing footwear are provided. The clasp comprises a hook, a plurality of coplanar arms downwardly extending from the hook, and at least one tong. The tong is pivotally coupled to a first coplanar arm and extendable across an opening defined by the first coplanar arm and an adjacent second coplanar arm to engage the second coplanar arm. A biasing force exerted by the tong on an article to be hung is increased proportionally as the weight of the article increases. The footwear rack comprises a vertical post supporting a plurality of removeable footwear support arms and a plurality of clasps removably attachable to the arms. Each support arm extends in a direction that is generally perpendicular to a longitudinal axis defined by the post. Each support arm may comprise a tongue configured to engage a groove defined by a surface of the post.

A footwear rack and clasp for storing footwear are provided. The clasp comprises a hook, a plurality of coplanar arms downwardly extending from the hook, and at least one tong. The tong is pivotally coupled to a first coplanar arm and extendable across an opening defined by the first coplanar arm and an adjacent second coplanar arm to engage the second coplanar arm. A biasing force exerted by the tong on an article to be hung is increased proportionally as the weight of the article increases. The footwear rack comprises a vertical post supporting a plurality of removeable footwear support arms and a plurality of clasps removably attachable to the arms. Each support arm extends in a direction that is generally perpendicular to a longitudinal axis defined by the post. Each support arm may comprise a tongue configured to engage a groove defined by a surface of the post.