Imelda Marcos Shoe Museum peek?

Imelda Marcos Shoe Museum

Love for the Philippines first lady Imelda Marcos of shoes is already well known. Besides certainly expensive, the number was fairly fantastic, reached 3,000 pairs! All that you can see at the Museum of Marikina.


Shoe collection Imelda Marcos, wife of the dictator President Ferdinand Marcos, was considered excessive by some parties.


Thousands of pairs of beautiful shoes previously arrayed in the basement of the Presidential Palace. In 1986, with her husband, Imelda fled to Hawaii with a helicopter due to their uprising against the regime.


First Lady was indeed a neat well-known in the hairdressing, shoe, and even clothing. Fur coat, designer dresses and expensive jewelry hers was quickly forgotten, but not with the shoes-shoes.


Footwear is now a symbol of greed Marcos struck in the face of their country's poverty. However, Imelda argued, "The Filipinos poor need to be dianuti a star," he said to justify the processing companies.


After Ferdinand Marcos died in exile, Imelda returned to his homeland in 1991. Since then, the image of Imelda turned into a political and cultural icon. He wrestled in the field of tourism, stage shows, and even a rock show.


Meanwhile, enshrined in the Marikina shoe collection. The museum is located in an ancient building the 1880s. It features 800 pairs of Imelda Marcos' shoes luxury shoes plus a few more simple that used by former presidents, ambassadors, and the Philippine TV star.


A pair of shoes worn by Imelda Marcos' late husband, President Ferdinand Marcos, is also on display in one corner of the room. Shoes arranged in display cases of wood and glass.


Shoes are displayed ranging from stilettos, sandals, pumps, strappy shoes, suede sling, diamond-studded shoes and pearls, high heels, knee-high boots, boots, slippers to boots. They come in various colors such as blue, gray, green, purple, pink, maroon, pink salmon, pink, red, silver, gold, and copper.


There is also a well-known brands such as Charles Jourdan, Givenchy, Dior, Chanel, Gucci, Bally, Ferrragamo and some locally made Marikina. Some shoes also have carved a name Imelda Marcos. (Times of India / MI / ICH)

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