Among the hundreds on display, her favourite was a pair by Italian shoemaker Beltrami. The black pumps, embedded with stones and gold sparkles, fitted her so well, Mrs Marcos ordered more pairs in the same style. And it is this style that most visitors to the Shoe Museum come to see. Monica, a 25 year-old Indonesian tourist, remembers stories her mother told her as a child about the Philippines’ first lady who had so many shoes.
