New York flower show is a 'celebration of remarkable women'

Record ID: 1692601

  • Title: New York flower show is a 'celebration of remarkable women'
  • Date: 7th October 2022
  • Summary: NEW YORK CITY, NEW YORK, UNITED STATES (OCTOBER 7, 2022) (REUTERS) (SOUNDBITE) (English) CO-FOUNDER OF FLEURS DE VILLES, TINA BARKLEY, SAYING: "We really wanted, after the #MeToo movement to celebrate remarkable women. And then COVID hit. So we've been wanting to do this show for a while, so we're really excited to not just have pretty flowers, but tell stories through flowers. And the remarkable women has allowed us to do that." NEW YORK CITY, NEW YORK, UNITED STATES (OCTOBER 7, 2022) (REUTERS) VARIOUS OF MANNEQUIN ADORNED IN FLOWERS IN THE LIKENESS OF BELLA ABZUG
  • Embargoed: 21st October 2022 21:33
  • Keywords: Fleurs De Villes Femmes flower show remarkable women
  • Location: VARIOUS
  • City: VARIOUS
  • Country: US
  • Topics: Human Interest/Brights/Odd News,Society/Social Issues,United States
  • Reuters ID: LVA007074107102022RP1
  • Aspect Ratio: 16:9
  • Story Text: Thousands of flowers in brilliant hues of pink, purple, blue, orange and yellow greeted visitors at Manhattan's Hudson Yards in New York City for the Fleurs de Villes FEMMES floral show.
    "We bring flowers to the people in the public places that we show up in," said Tina Barkley, co-founder of Fleurs de Villes. "We're so thrilled to be back here for our third show at Hudson Yards. And we're bringing our FEMME show, which is a celebration of remarkable women. So you'll see everyone from the queen to J. Lo to Bella Abzug to Serena Williams to Billie Holiday, Chita Rivera. There's such an incredible variety of women here to be celebrated and of course, the floral talent that goes into it. So each one has been designed and built by a local New York florist."
    Owner of Polycarp Flowers and floral designer Daica Skrobala said over 700 flowers were used to adorn her Fanny Brice flower installation.
    "We decided to do the marquee and on the other side, 'Hello gorgeous,' which is Fanny Brice's tagline," she said. "We had the Playbill on the base and we hope that all the different textures and the designs will really attract people to take a look, deeper."
    Skrobala said her team used their imagination in making the design come to life.
    "We used a lot of botanicals, fresh florals in the skirt, roses, carnations, spray roses," she said. "We have orchids in there because it gives it a different texture and it doesn't look so flat if it was just all roses."
    Sixteen mannequins standing over 10 feet tall are covered in hydrangeas, baby's breath, violets and more.
    "Every major life moment is celebrated with flowers, happy or sad," said Barkley. "It doesn't matter your income level, where you come from, what language you speak. Flowers transcend all of that. They're just so naturally beautiful that people just connect with them. Almost everyone has a story of their grandma's flowers from her garden or some story about flowers. And then couple that with the artistry of floristry... gives them an incredible opportunity to really showcase their talent."
    The free show runs through Oct. 16.
    (Production: Hussein Waaile, Roselle Chen)
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