Forgiven; forgotten?
March 18th, 2007 by MrLuxuryFashionGuruThe most arresting article I’ve read anywhere recently is this feature on Imelda Marcos from this month’s W magazine.
Imelda was of course the first lady of the Philippines for quite a while (1965-1986) while her husband, Ferdinand, was President. Outside of the Philippines she’s famous mainly for her staggering shoe collection, the cost of which is probably some small fraction of the huge sums of money the Marcos’ are accused of embezzling from the national coffers (allegedly around five billion dollars). But the article is fascinating mainly for the richness of Imelda’s story, the people she knew (Saddam, Doris Duke and the Pope all make cameos) and the vividness of her personality.
Much more interesting than anything that could be written about Anna Nicole. Go read and see for yourself.
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I dreamt last night of my time in the Army, for the first time within memory. It was a little unexpected, and nice in a way to see those familiar faces again. I wonder what everyone is up to? Maybe this dream was triggered by my fast-approaching return to my lieu de naissance 🙂
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