Album 112 – Spell Shoes!

This is not your typical museum and certainly not a shoe store. The place may be small outside, but the collection inside is jaw-dropping. Shoes everywhere, literally!

Disclaimer: You cannot touch them and you absolutely cannot wear them. The things made for your feet are for your eyes only. So, be camera-ready everyone, it’s shoe time!

These are the tools needed to create the thing you wear under your feet called shoes.

These are the shoes worn by famous celebrities, politicians and people who left marks to the Philippine History, all made in Marikina.

Presenting…The Imelda Marcos Shoe Collection! She is the former First Lady of the late President Ferdinand Marcos. The shoe collection she had was a big controversy during the late 1980’s. 

The “shoe sofa” as I described it. I have to know the story behind this one…yet.

And this is how shoes are made, or at least ours in Marikina. 

A portrait of former First Lady Imelda Marcos.

Dresses worn by former First Lady Imelda Marcos (the Filipiniana on the left) and the late President Ferdinand Marcos (the Barong Tagalog on the right).

Imelda Marcos’ shoe symbol outside the Shoe Museum along with other people who contributed to the success and prosperity of the Marikina’s shoe industry.

The Shoe Museum, where Imelda Marcos’ shoe collection, among others is being kept.

I had an amazing experience visiting Marikina City, thanks to these wonderful collection of shoes. ‘Til next time!

 

Cheerios,

Eijereichero