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With a "Painted Garden" theme, Macy's Flower Show is ringing in spring in New York. Filled with jewel tones and ornate textures inspired by Asia, the event features a giant high heel made of live flowers. The larger-than-life accessory, designed by Macy's and landscape design company Ireland Gannon, used more than 9,000 succulents to create a covering of floral "suede." A suitably enormous bouquet sprouts from the heel of the shoe.
The shoe structure was created at the Macy's Parade Studio, where it was hand-sculpted from artist's foam and solidified with a hard coating. The flower-clad pump stands in the center of the recently redesigned shoe department and will be on display for the remainder of the show, which runs through Sunday.
