Designer Uses NASA Images In Her Scarves

Ever wonder how it would feel like to wrap yourself in the cosmos? Well now you can. The newest collection of limited-edition silk scarves, printed with vivid NASA photos, from the New York City-based boutique named Slow Factory has just been released.

CEO and founder of the boutique, Céline Semaan Vernon has been creating scarves for four years and has been using images she takes from NASA's creative mess hall. The result is a set of beautiful, delicate, soft scarves every space enthusiast will appreciate. During the 2014 New York fashion week, Vernon showed off her collection of scarves with NASA images artfully printed on to each scarf.

According to portaloftheuniverse.org, NASA scientists and space enthusiasts use Vernon's scarves to show off their geeky side with something more stylish and precise. Although Vernon's earlier scarves had a little mystery to the wardrobe of those wearing it, with the swirling colors of a nebula, or an image of exposed Martian rick, her new line focuses more on the personal part of the cosmos, the planet humanity calls home, the Earth.

Vernon named her new line "We Are Home" and carefully selected images that represent Earth and the history of space exploration. However, it is not just another image of Earth that made the cut. In order to be included on the new scarves, the pictures had to be "awe-inspiring," Vernon told Space.com.

One scarf showed a sea of faces in an old black-and-white photo, all staring up at the Apollo 11 liftoff. "It is just heart-warming and spectacular to watch these people look up in amazement," Vernon said. Other scarves show the first-ever colored photo take of Earth from space, which she called "First Earth Selfie," and another one features a group of spacecraft ready for liftoff.

The new line also features scarves printed with up-close shots of Earth which includes images of clouds over the sea and rainbows. Vernon said that by turning these beautiful images of the Earth into scarves, she hopes that people will be aware of the fact that "we are all in this together, floating in space on mother-ship Earth." The idea that everybody shares the same home connects to Vernon's deeper project to support refugees in Lebanon. Parts of the proceeds from the We Are Home collection go to ANERA, a nonprofit that aids refugees in Palestine and Lebanon.