apparatus for folding and pressing garments such as shirts includes a heated base plate for supporting the garment on its front or bodice ; a holding plate hingedly attached to the collar end of the base plate ; a center plate arranged at the tail end of the base plate and adapted to be moved above and over the base plate ; a stripper plate hingedly attached to the tail end of said center plate ; and side plates arranged at different levels above and along the sides of the base plate and center plate and adapted to fold the side portions of the garment over the center portion thereof supported by the base plate and center plate .