Getting wrinkles out of Silk chiffon dress

This year I made my prom dress myself. The dress is finished but there are some wrinkles in it that I would like to remove. The dress is made of two layers of fabric: the lining is pure silk, the outer layer is silk chiffon.

I am having difficulty ironing the dress because it will not fit on my ironing board properly. Does anyone have any tips?

Will a dry-cleaner be able to press my dress for me?

Can the dress be steamed? I hear you are not supposed to use steam when ironing chiffon.

If anyone has any advice for me, it would be greatly appreciated.

-Shauna

p.s. my prom is this Friday!

[Marian]

Silk chiffon will steam very successfully but if you are in any doubt your local drycleaners will just press your dress for you.
I think you may be thinking about getting water droplets on the fabric, these will leave marks but if your iron has a powerful enough steam just hang on a hanger and just shoot the steam through it.

Originally Posted by Marian

Silk chiffon will steam very successfully but if you are in any doubt your local drycleaners will just press your dress for you.
I think you may be thinking about getting water droplets on the fabric, these will leave marks but if your iron has a powerful enough steam just hang on a hanger and just shoot the steam through it.

Thank you very much.

I make wedding dresses and other stuff, and steam various forms of silk and chiffon quite a lot. It works very well, but as Marian says, the important thing is not to get water droplets on it! If your iron hisses or spits at all, you're better trying a dry cleaners. This close to the prom that may be a problem if there isn't one close to you that presses on the premisis and can fit you in...