Homage to Imelda's shoes
Yes, Imelda Marcos is still alive. Not only has she been married to the infamous President Ferdinand Marcos, but even she ran for president a couple times. Now she's opened a museum to house all of her own shoes.
Imelda is famous (or notorious) for her love of shoes. I'm not sure why, but a lot of Filipinas seem to have a special affinity for shoes. Some examples I can think of are Noona, Mom and Hoochie Momma. I think I'd probably have a ton of shoes also if not for two things: 1) I can borrow Mom's shoes (she has lot) and 2) my Cheap-ass gene (also common among Filipinos) is a stronger than my Shoe-Buying gene.
There's also this website, Imelda Marcos vs. Leona Helmsley , where Imelda and Leona duke it out for a pair of expensive shoes.
Special thanks to Noona for finding these sites :-)
Addendum:
Noona has just informed me that there are three Filipinas that come in to her department one or two times a week to buy shoes. More victims of the Shoe-buying gene.
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