a result for example in winter there is advantageously no loss of energy for heating the set up area in summer in contrast it is possible to select the ventilation variant which does not require any clean water for cooling the rear wall 15 and requires less energy for heating the dry air pressing takes place by virtue of the items of clothing being subjected to the action of hot steam from the hot steam nozzles 6 as a result the fabric of the items of clothing 2 is heated and relieved of tensioning the items of clothing 2 are then guided between the two compressed air nozzles 7 as a result of the compressed air passing out of the compressed air nozzles 7 the fabric of the items of clothing 2 is tensioned and pressed the pressing operation and the compressed air jets used corresponding to the previous exemplary embodiment pressing takes place by virtue of the force to which the items of clothing are subjected by the compressed air jets from the compressed air nozzles 7 this force may be adjusted to produce the desired action by the pressure of the air directed to the compressed air nozzles 7 in particular the force is adjusted such that the items.