Mandela was known to change his clothes several times a day, and he became so associated with highly coloured Batik shirts after assuming the presidency that they came to be known as "Madiba shirts".
Mandela adoitaba cambiarse de roupa varias veces ó día, e tras asumir o posto de presidente quedou tan asociado coas camisas batik que adoitaba levar que estas chegaron a coñecerse como as "camisas de Madiba".