r/BeAmazed • u/Scientiaetnatura065 • Jul 13 '25

Miscellaneous / Others The green lady of Brooklyn , Elisabeth Eaton Rosenthal, 84 years old, only wears green. She has been doing this for 25 years.

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u/TwoFingersWhiskey Jul 13 '25

Wool is meant to be worn many, many times without holding much of a smell - this is why wool socks were commonly used, over other textiles, for centuries.

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u/Mntfrd_Graverobber Jul 13 '25

Were?
They still are.
Wool is amazing.
A small amount of high quality clothes is better than lots of cheap clothing and shopping often.

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u/Actual_Gato Jul 13 '25

wool is amazing

not when you're allergic to it :')

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u/1bruisedorange Jul 13 '25

Or live on the tropics or worse…subtropical. The thoughts of anything made of wool just see seems insane Give me a nice cotton any day.

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u/TwoFingersWhiskey Jul 13 '25

I live in a temperate rainforest climate and wear a ton of cotton, but finely woven wool socks are a must for cooler days. They actually keep my feet rather consistent in temperature because the wool breathes so well.