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	Royal Feathers Munich Designer recognized her creation on Camilla's wedding hat. TANJA MUONG




	Kho and Halbig Bring hats to bloom: Designer Tin Kho (left) and milliner Christine Halbig.

Camilla Parker Bowles had had to struggle for her love for more than 30 years, before she came as Prince Charles' wife from the register office of Windsor. The fact, that the lover of the British throne successor has little interest in fashion and rather loves a rural life, makes the public even more curious: "what is the bride going to wear?" One was certain - a crown would not decorate her head. A surprise however was, where the hat feather-decoration came from. Even for the designer herself. The Munich resident recognized her creation on Camilla's head, as she watched the wedding on the television.

"My husband and I would never have expected that Camilla would wear one of our hat accessories in her wedding", said Tin Kho. The Indonesian has been living with her husband Peter since 1963 in Munich and for 33 years has been making flower arrangement of feathers from swans, ostrichs, doves and many others. "The art itself originates from China and I design it myself", said Tin Kho. She first began with flower arrangement for tables and then after five years she also made decorations for hats. Her husband Peter takes care of the selling and bookkeeping of the small company.

Although the 62 years old Indonesian did not have contact with the British Royal Family, the hat decoration on Camilla Parker Bowles came from her hand. "Our representative in England sold some of our work to the Irish Haute Couture Designer Philip Tracey" said Tin Kho. The design of this white bride hat, worn for the civil wedding, uses Kho's creation which is made from ostrich feathers and then skillfully put together into flowers. "Only during the tv transmission I found out about it, and of course I am really proud"

The feathers for Tin Kho's hat artworks come mainly from slaughterhouse. "However I can only use feathers, which are larger than five centimeters", said the designer. The selection and disinfection of the material is taken over by five women, who work there. Tin Kho puts the feathers together ,gives colors and cuts it in a form - usually in a form of a petal. "I usually make around 30 different feather flowers a day." The largest customers come from Japan, France and England

And not to mention, a Munich resident can also decorates with the feather of the British Royal Family. A Milliner Christine Halbig works together with the family Kho and offers the colored feather flower. "They are really great", said Halbig. In her shop at the Theatinerpassage, The Khos will present their unique creations on Saturday, 23 July, between 12 and 16 o'clock



		Left: The royal creation from white ostrich feather is a work of the Indonesian Tin Kho. Photo (2): Marcus Schlaf




		Right: Decorates herself with feathers from Munich: Camilla Parker Bowles. Photo: dpa


	Translated from an article in Muenchner Merkur Nr.168, in July 22th, 2005. View the original article here. back to top Royal Feather Flowers \| Schwarzanger 21 \| 80939 Munich, Germany \| Tel.: +49 89 3111011 \| Fax.: +49 89 60039736 © Copyright 2004 - 2009, Royal Feather Flowers. All rights reserved.


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