According to Innovations Report (which has a picture of the Dressman), one of the advantages of this product over a conventional iron is that while the frame of an iron can get very hot and can damage the garment, the temperature of the dummy never gets to that high of a temperature, and thus will never damage the garment. As well, while the base of a conventional iron crushes the cloth, causing it to lose its pristine look after a few ironings, the Dressman just uses air so the cloth is left undamaged for longer periods. More pictures of the device can be found here.
So when can we get it? For now, it’s only available in German, unfortunately. It will be available in the UK before the end of the year. No word yet on when it hits North America.
Their is nothing like the feeling of holding up a shirt and noticing that you did a pretty good job of ironing that bad boy with your own two hands. I kind of think it is like mowing the lawn where it is something you have to do but don’t really want to. But, when you get done with mowing the lawn you look back at it and it looks darn good. However, sometimes that feeling does not happen as often as I would like it to when it comes to ironing. More often, the feeling is more like, “I guess that’ll do”, or “I don’t think anyone will notice that” or something else along those lines. So, this little ironing gadget looks pretty interesting I have to say. Maybe I’ll have to check it out or follow it to see when it comes to the Western Hemisphere. Thanks for the article Drog!!
Hey, Josh, you’re kidding… right??
I’ve never felt that glow of satisfaction which comes from a shirt well ironed. All I can think of is, once the seatbelt fastens, the darned shirt’s going to be wrinkled again.
But I bet you know nothing of the ’70s, the 100% polyester days. Men living in the South sweat buckets, but their leisure suits and coordinated shirts were wrinkle-free.
Come to think of it, just remembering 100% polyester makes me want to jump up from my computer and go IRON a cotton blouse :-). I have SEEN the LIGHT. Thanks!
Just read over on Slashdot, a translation of a review of this product from the Belgium consumer magazine Test-Achats/Test-Aankoop. Basically, the review says that the quality of the results is not that good, there are still some wrinkles left in the shirts (this is OK if you wear them under something else, but not if you want to look smart wearing only a shirt). They gave it an “average” rating for the quality, while most of the traditional irons get a “good” or “very good”. One of the main selling arguments for this expensive item is that it irons your shirts for you while you can do something else during the 10 minutes that it takes to do its work. But in practice, you need 2 minutes to put the shirt on and 2 minutes to remove it once it is ready. So if you have several shirts this device lets you do something else for one hour, but only in slices of 10 minutes so this is not ideal.
Hey if I can make anyone see the LIGHT then I have obviously done my job! Hey, maybe one day we will both be in heaven ironing some shirts some day. I look forward to seeing you there… :-). Peace out!
As as far as the 70’s are concerned…I was born in the 70’s if that makes you feel any better. Technically I think I was actually born during the final months of the Gerald Ford administration before ol’ J. C. got elected. I wish I could say I miss Elvis, but I can’t.
Anyhoo, to each his own on the special glow of satisfaction when a job is well done, even if it is just an ironing job. Woorrdddd! :-)
I won’t be in heaven :-)
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…I don’t even own an iron! And what’s nicer, I don’t own any shirts that need to be ironed. It’s all wash and dryer for me…
jon
Maybe that’s why you can’t find the intelligent females at the watering holes :-). Just kidding.
My husband never TOUCHES an iron. But you should see the dry cleaning bill. This guy even takes his knit shirts to the cleaners, I promise. I’m pefectly willing to wash, dry, and hang up immediately, but NOOOoooo.
I actually commend your self-sufficiency!