



Sure, Dash Snow's notorious in the art world, but he's got nothing on former Fillipina First Lady Imelda Marcos. While married to ex-dictator Ferdinand, Marcos held the honor of the world's most obsessive fashionista, amassing a collection of shoes and couture most believe to have been acquired with governmental funds.
Now, over a decade after being cleared of any wrong-doing, Imelda's lending her name to her grandson's so-called "collection of ornamental beauty," called "The Imelda Collection". As is his fashion Vanity Fair's resident homo-journo George Wayne sat down with the infamous Imelda for a little chat.
Sure, Wayne spends an appropriate amount of time yakking it up about the collection and Marcos' trial for her role in the imbezzlement of an estimated $10 billion in governmental funds, but we're more intrigued by their exchange regarding the gay boys' love of the luscious lady. We can just imagine Imelda grasping her chest when considering the definition of drag queen and then giving herself a tender pat upon introducing a new superlative:
George Wayne: Imelda, have you ever visited one of your drag-queen bars in Manila? Apparently you are very popular among the trannies.We took a look at the collection and...well, it's not so cute.
Imelda Marcos: The drag what?
GW: The drag queens, the men who dress as and impersonate women. Imelda is the queen of the drag queens.
IM: Of the gays?
GW: Yes.
IM: The gays will love the Imelda Collection. They will think it "Imeldific!"
We will, however, continue to use the word 'Imeldific'. Whether or not it'll be in the best contexts...well, that remains to be scene. Probably not. Unless, of course, we're describing an ostentatious drag queen wearing tawdry jewelry while flaunting their most incredulous political tackiness. That's totally Imeldific (pictured).
The interview's not online, but you can poke around Vanity Fair's website, anyway. If you want a copy of your very own (you know, to cuddle), it's awaiting your caress at newsstands.
imeldific!!!!
awesome word.......the sad thing that only people over
75 years of age will remember who she is/was.
i'd still fuck her.
jack jett
What an exciting few months it's been for the editors of the OED! First Super Fame Whore er Reichen pumping another quarter in the publicity spin cycle by claiming others [unnamed—per the usual with his pontifications] are actually using his Sugar Pop's name as a verb, now Miss Tagalog 1957. And, here, I thought the only previous thing they had in common was compulsive lying and collecting: she, shoes; he, husbands. Isn't it great to be alive?
Princess Margaret Rose! How could I forget: the major difference between Reichen and Imelda [other than the fact that she's always been a top and he's....] is that Nancy Reagan actually DID attend Im's events whereas der Reich only claimed she did. Here's a classic pic of the Reagans playing change partners:
http://www.divasthesite.com/images/Divas_Together/Imelda_Marcos_Nancy_Reagan_03.JPG
Do a search on her grandson "Borgy." Hawt!
If Reichen's a bottom that would make Lance Bass...
Oops there goes my lunch. BRB
Okay, wait! That was actually part of the fuckin' interview? I thought that was Qwerty-brand Snark(tm). Really? That's in Vanity Fair? Wooooooooo and hoo!
I think Imeldific has been in use since the 80s, but mostly in the Philippines. Now she's importing her tackiness to borders unknown.