High Heel Shoe carries the Honorary Muse of the Parade.Muses krewe member Susan Gisleson designed “The Goddessey.” Built by Kerns Studios, it features Greek mythology's winged stallion, Pegasus symbols for the nine muses in Greek mythology and more than 100 peach-colored lanterns hanging from the Tree of Knowledge. The Goddessey is the first float in the parade and carries the krewe captain and officers.Iconic floats Muses Mama and Baby Duck Floats Each year's Honorary Muse rides in the krewe's main float, a large fiber optic high heeled shoe. Krewe of Muses select one woman to be Honorary Muse each parade season. 2003 Museology-the Lesser Known Gods and Goddesses.2004 The Weekly World Muse, Enquiring Muses Want to Know.2010 The Muses Guide to Love and Romance.2012 Muses Go Shopping, Taking it to the Limit.2015 Are You There God? It's Us, Muses!.Meuss on the Loose, Oh The Parade We'll Throw! 2021 - no parade due to Covid 19 pandemic.In 2006, to honor the victims of Hurricane Katrina, the Muses had at the tail end of their parade an empty float which evoked the riderless horse that follows the caisson carrying the casket in a funeral procession. Krewe of Muses season parade theme is secret until Jeudi Gras. The parade starts at Magazine Street and Jefferson street in Uptown New Orleans proceeds east to Napoleon street where it follows Knights of Babylon and Knights of Chaos. Krewe of Muses parade on Jeudi Gras, the Thursday night prior to Mardi Gras. The krewe's parade is held on the Thursday evening before Mardi Gras, and features 25 floats designed by Kern Studios. Since then the krewe has grown to include approximately 1100 members. The Muses were founded in 2000 by Staci Rosenberg and first paraded during Mardi Gras in 2001. The Krewe of Muses is an all-female super krewe and social organization.
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