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Commander Chris Hadfield: Space Oddity For his final bow after months commanding the International Space Station, Canadian astronaut Chris Hadfield recorded a music video from space. In covering David Bowie's 1969 song, "Space Oddity," Hadfield was... Continue Reading...

photo: songofstyle via the CoveteurRemember the Top 10 Fashion Blogger Homes? We figured it was time for a Part 2 with more fashion bloggers and more delicious apartments and stylish homes! Hope you enjoy!1) Song of StyleWhen thinking of Home Decor and yes homes all together one of the first Fashion Bloggers that comes to mind is Aimee! And for a reason! Aimee's home looks delicious just like our one of our favorite bloggers herself!http://songofstyle.blogspot.com/http://www.thecoveteur.com/aimee_songhttp://www.thecoveteur.com/aimee_song_part_two 2) Fashion ToastPeeking into Rumi's home makes us just really want to re-do our own! We love the textures, the play with wood and the transparent chairs, the animal skin and the delicious light bedroom! http://www.fashiontoast.com/http://www.teenvogue.com/my-life/my-room/2013-05/rumi-neely-apartment/?intro 3) Late AfternoonLiz her home is just lovely like Liz herself! We love the classic touches and soft colors that subtle return in furniture and pillows. http://www.lateafternoonblog.com/http://www.teenvogue.com/my-life/my-room/2012-04/liz-cherkasova-apartment/?intro 4) Passions for FashionChristina's home feels like the perfect home! The exposed brick works amazing well with the interior and white wooden floors!http://passionsforfashion.dk/ 5) Style ScrapbookWe love the Parisian theme and the simple color combinations in Andy's Amsterdam apartment!http://www.stylescrapbook.com/ 6) the Blonde SaladThere can't be possible enough photos of Chiara's Milan apartment and wardrobe! There is just so much to see and for someone who travels this much Chiara's home feels like the perfect home to come back to!http://www.theblondesalad.com/http://www.thecoveteur.com/chiara_ferragnihttp://www.thecoveteur.com/chiara_ferragni_part_two 7) BluebirdAfter having James and Aubrey included in the Top 10 Fashion Bloggers Weddings we just became terribly curious about their home too and we are not disappointed at all!http://bleubirdvintage.typepad.com/ 8) Trop Rouge and Flashes of StyleHow amazing would it be to share a Manhattan apartment with another Fashion Blogger? Luckily we can peek into Christina and Bonnie's home and get a tiny glimpse of how it would be!http://flashesofstyle.blogspot.com/http://troprouge.blogspot.nl/http://www.teenvogue.com/my-life/my-room/2012-06/christina-cardona-bonnie-barton-apartment/?intro 9) Keiko LynnKeiko's apartment is just fabulous! Exposed brick, vintage and lots of frames!http://www.keikolynn.com/ 10) LizzyvdligtWhat if your Paris Apartment is so amazing Elle Magazine comes over to shoot an editorial? This is exactly what happened to Lizzy and her Parisian Palace! http://www.lizzyvdligt.com/ 11) Lovely PepaAlexandra's work place is just perfect! We love the quote on the turquoise wall!http://www.lovely-pepa.com/ COCOROSA ON BLOGLOVIN' FACEBOOK AND TWITTER

1. The $325,000 Burger Researchers in the Netherlands have been working tirelessly to create an entire hamburger's worth of beef muscle tissue from laboratory incubators. An expensive process, the point of their efforts is to give legitimacy to the research, which is supported... Continue Reading...

Photo Credit: Robin Dayley/Dayley Photograph There is nothing I am more passionate about then protecting my clients from victimization. I see it everyday during the closet purge, women that were convinced by a sales associate that they just had to...

Founded in 1956 to preserve the historical craft of handmade carpets, Hong Kong's Tai Ping has grown into a global leader in quality carpeting. In recent years the renowned maker of woven Axminster, hand-tufted, machine-tufted, printed carpet and Axminster carpet tile designs introduced... Continue Reading...

The Panama hat is the perfect complement.

I wore Sperry Top-Siders every summer on Cape Cod as a kid. (to be precise, I wore the Authentic Original which is pictured above.) Over the years I have continued to wear them and love the brand because of those great memories growing up. I love all of the associations that Top-Siders embody: preppy, summer, clam bakes, sail boats, beaches, vacations and so much more. I love that the laces won’t stay tied until you get them wet and I love the history. With all of that said, in 2004 I stopped wearing Top-Siders altogether. That summer I needed a new pair and I went to the store to see if there were any original Top-Siders that were actually made in the USA. I knew they would cost more, but I just felt like the shoes I had been wearing didn’t age all that well, and more than that I really wanted something more authentic. After a long search I couldn’t find any Sperry Top-Siders that were made domestically. I wasn’t really surprised, but I was disappointed so I just stopped purchasing shoes from the brand. The other day, after a long time of not even really even considering the brand as an option, I went to Sperry’s website and there it was: Sperry Top-Sider Made in Maine collection. I was pretty astonished, and pretty happy to see that the thing that I had hoped for so long ago had actually come true. I was a bit puzzled because I didn’t hear about it from a PR person (oddly, I don’t event know who does Sperry’s PR — maybe its because I wrote them off? Looks like the same thing happened to James Fox last year) or a magazine, I just found it the other day on the company website. Sperry re-released the original Top-Siders in the classic colors and they are all made in Maine. I have not tried them on yet (can’t decide which color to buy, I honestly want them all), but it appears that the shoes are made from the Sperry lasts to make sure the shoes are the traditional Sperry boat shoe shape / proportion. Just looking at them in the photos you can see they look much more hand made than the imported Top-Sider. Obviously there’s a huge price difference, so I would expect to see this and expect higher quality leather. I will report back on this more when I get my pair. (If any of you have seen these in person, please report back). When I started ACL, it was my hope that companies would at least give consumers the option to buy U.S. made versions of their products, as opposed to only offering imported goods. This is exactly what I had hoped to see and I hope people vote with their wallet and show Sperry that it has made the right decision. [SPERRY TOP-SIDER MADE IN MAINE] Sperry also produced this video about the Made in Maine collection. It’s a nice little video (which could have probably been cut down by about four minutes) which speaks to what went into making this collection. The factory where these shoes are produced also makes several other hand-sewn shoes that shall remain nameless, though you all would know them.

"This is a new Versus.  it's for you guys…" said Donatella repeatedly on the Google+ Hangout to celebrate the launch of #newversus and the , where I a) lost my Hangout virginity and b) got lost in fascination of New York's rabbit warren Google offices.  The "you guys" she was referring to was a mix of us bloggers, the smartphone welding-generation who want instant gratification whether it's through an Instagram like or being able to shop for collections online as well as crossing disciplines to reach out to a crowd that aren't necessarily just hardcore fashion-heads.  And I was lucky enough to be along for the ride in New York to witness how Versus would wade into this new territory of "you guys". When brands say they're "doing digital", it feels like they're merely ticking a box so that they fulfil expectations.  Versace threw everything into this Versus launch with gusto.  In the run-up, they have been avidly uploading sneak peeks, design inspiration, archive Versus imagery on their Instagram, Twitter and Facebook accounts.  The newly designed Versus site was counting down the days to the launch to build momentum.  Then there was the more official partnership with Google+ to enable Donatella to "Hangout" with bloggers and indadvertedly seduced me with the whole Hangout thing (brain is a-ticking as to how I can "hangout" more).  The hangout wasn't hitch-free but it's these imperfect and slightly haphazard convos that are appealing when a glossy and normally intangible figure like Donatella is involved.  There's a recklessness that taps into Donatella's own initial experiences of designing Versus back in the nineties.  "I feel the same rebellious energy that i felt back then," she said after the hangout.  "It's different because I can talk to the audience - to learn from other people.  It's great to have that dialogue."  A reported 1.1 million eyeballs saw the Hangout where Donatella also enthusiastically let slip that Lady Gaga would be involved in the music of the show.  This then introduced me to the army of "Little Monsters" contingency on Twitter, where I was temporarily mired in an ongoing spiral of trying to inform them of Gaga-goings-on with regards to the show.   Speaking of which, I'm all about the no-holds-barred thing so cue HASHTAG AWKWARD conversation.  On the day I landed into New York, I was ushered into the New York Versace showroom, ready to interview Donatella and J.W. Anderson and lo and behold, Lady Gaga in Versace finery was there just errr… hanging out and just as she was leaving... ...important PR honcho asks me "Have you guys met?"  I say… "Oh no, I don't believe we've met!" in a faux-posh hoity-toity manner.  Have no idea what possessed me to say that.  Gaga says "No I don't think so either…." Tinkles of embarrassed laughter.  She saves the day by saying "I like your shoes.  They're furry!"  Finally I can get out of my flustered state and say something useful. "Oh, thanks!  They're actually Jonathan's!" looking down at my bearded J.W. Anderson shoes from his first season of doing womenswear.   Ground.  Swallow.  Please.    Once we finally got the interview started though, what was striking was the working relationship and mutual appreciation between Donatella and Jonathan.  "There were things I didn't understand the first time I saw his work," said Donatella.  "I was so intrigued - "Why don't I understand this right away?  When there's a fixation like that, there must be something right about it."  It's not quite chalk and cheese but certainly Jonathan's own directional collections that question boundaries and push the eye towards something that's gone askew, doesn't necesarily sit perfectly with the va-va-glamour of what Donatella does at Versace.   But it's in the archives of Versus where Jonathan, really extracted the original spirit of Versus from the nineties and made it relevant AGAIN for today.  One look at J.W. Anderson's Instagram and you knew he has been digging deep into th

images via weheartitCities like Paris, Milan, Rome, London and New York and all other travel destinations ask for beautiful souvenirs and ways to keep and cherish those boulevards, restaurants, shoppings, sunsets and diners! Diaries, Bracelets and little keep-sake boxes. Dodo asked me to list my favorite ways of keeping the Cities I love so much in my heart!xoxo1) Souvenir BraceletsThis post is of course brought to you (and me a little bit too since I had to think about what travel souvenirs meant to me) by Dodo, Bracelets are not only travel souvenirs but friendship souvenirs too! Have you ever thought about starting your trip by gifting a bracelet of the destination? Not only a City in your heart but a friend too! These cute bracelets will be online exclusively for 1 month only and then starting June in the Dodo boutique of the City they are dedicated to, Paris, Milan, Rome, London and New York!2) Make a Travel DiaryOne of the most fun things to do is to make a travel diary, a scrapbook to keep all your travel memories in a book! Receipts, tickets, photos, collages, thoughts, scribbles, leafs, really everything can go in! I love the pre-made Travel Diaries but love to make my own too just using old photo-books and notebooks! 3) Fall in LoveTalking about memories, how beautiful is a long kiss somewhere around the world.. hmmm Paris maybe? A Holliday fling? A get-a-way romance, I just had to say it; one of the cutest travel souvenirs is some Romance ;)4) Collage WallPhotos (especially polaroids), scribbles, tickets, all make for amazing collage material on mood boards and walls, making your travel memories home decor wall art!5) Destination Cook booksTravelling is all about the senses; seeing, hearing, feeling and yes tasting! I always love to bring recipes and cookbooks home from the amazing food that I have tasted and see my favorite Cities in my kitchen :) FOLLOW COCOROSA ON BLOGLOVIN' FACEBOOK AND TWITTER

I captured running water from a cool angle and it turned out great.