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Imelda Marcos's famous shoe collection

Imelda Marcos's famous shoe collection

FromWitness History


Imelda Marcos's famous shoe collection

FromWitness History

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Length:
10 minutes
Released:
May 23, 2024
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

In 2001, more than 700 pairs of Imelda Marcos’s shoes were put on display at the Marikina Shoe Museum in the Philippines. The wife of the dictator President Ferdinand Marcos, became famous for buying shoes, while millions of Filipinos were living in poverty. It’s thought she had in around 3,000 pairs.Ella Rule has been through the archive to tell the story of Imelda and her shoes.(Photo: Imelda Marcos' shoe collection. Credit: Christophe LOVINY/Gamma-Rapho via Getty Images)
Released:
May 23, 2024
Format:
Podcast episode

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