the shirt by a light pressure simultaneously there are actuated the side inflatable elements of the dummy so as to suitably spread the side portions of the shirt to be ironed then as is shown in fig6 the plates 1 and 1 39 are forcedly closed so as to lock the dummy with the exception of the top portion thereof and the shirt then see fig7 the top portion 3 39 of the dummy operated by the rod 6 is upward pushed so as to spread and press the shirt shoulder portions on said plates the ironing apparatus according to the present invention further comprises a device for removing from the dummy the ironed shirt after having suitable moved away from one another the two plates and having opened the shirt neck restraining element 9 in particular this shirt removing or gripping device comprises a pair of pliers or grippers 20 mounted at the end portions of a tubular element 21 which is rotatably coupled to a supporting element 22 and bears rigid therewith a gear wheel 23 this supporting element is firmly restrained to an arm 24 supported on a shaft 25 which is adapted to rotatively reciprocate into the two directions by means of a driving reducing unit 26 coaxially with respect to the mentioned shaft there is provided a fixed supporting element 27 therewith there is rigid a further gear wheel 28 which together with the first mentioned gear wheel supports a chain 29.