2 has an internal duct 14 the upper portion 15 of which is flared out so as to conveniently receive a hairdryer 4 as shown in fig1 internal duct 14 communicates with the ducts 16 and 17 formed in the lateral branches 6 and 7 and the openings 24 and 25 at the ends of these lateral branches internal duct 18 is an extension of duct 14 having an opening below the coat hanger 1 within the duct 14 are fins 19 disposed parallel to the axis 20 of the internal ducts 14 and 18 within the duct 18 is a pivoting shutter 21 rotatable about a shaft 22 connected to the knob 13 located outside the lower portion 9 of the neck 2 the ducts 18 and 14 are preferably cylindrical for convenience of manufacture and the pivoting shutter 21 is preferably a disk having a diameter slightly smaller than that of the duct 18 the shutter 21 is shown in fig4 in a horizontal position so as to block the duct 18 in this state hot air blown into the duct 14 as indicated by the arrow 23 will flow through ducts 16 and 17 in a preferred embodiment of the coat hanger 1 openings 26 are formed in the lateral branches 6 and 7 between the internal ducts 16 and 17 and the exterior of the lateral branches.