Thursday, February 3, 2011
"Nelson Mandela and Batik"
Former South African President, Nelson Mandela is known as the man who likes to use batik. This causes the batik is very popular in a country that has just successfully held the 2010 World Cup.
Mandela is the first time using batik when she came to visit Indonesia. After that, the man who was familiarly called Madiba has always wear batik, including those in his cabinet when he was still the number one man in South Africa.
Nelson Mandela is very interested in batik shirt. He is interested in artificial Iwan Tirta batik shirt. And she was wearing a batik design batik maestro Indonesia. When facing the Queen Elizabeth II at Buckingham Palace, Nelson Mandela used his coat and therein use Iwan Tirta batik shirt design.
Not only that, Nelson was also wearing a batik when meeting with George Bush in Washington DC. It is quoted from iwantirta.com, Tuesday, August 24, 2010.
Mandela penchant using batik batik making a luxury item in the man's home country. The price of batik is very expensive there. Reportedly, Mandela is only interested in using batik Indonesia.
Mandela's interest to batik began when he visited Indonesia in 1998. At that time he met with President BJ Habibie. Reportedly, the visit was the first time, Mr Mandela immediately fell in love in Indonesian batik.
BJ Habibie, then called Iwan Tirta. The maestro was making batik for Mandela. From there, Mandela always seemed to use batik. Former South African President, Nelson Mandela is known as the man who likes to use batik. This causes the batik is very popular in a country that has just successfully held the 2010 World Cup.
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