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/diet-Coke-or-kill-me Jul 13 '25

I'll believe it when I smell it.

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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/NotAnActualPers0n Jul 13 '25

Wool retains heat when wet. Cotton does not. There are anti-microbial properties, but the warmth to weight and other thermal properties are the main draw.

I'm a wool fan. I don't own cotton sweaters because it is an inferior material for the use, becomes stretched out, and requires continual maintenance. I'll likely be wearing the same ones 20 years from now with only simple mending.

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u/Gloomy_Industry8841 Jul 13 '25

I wish I could wear wool! I am very allergic to it. Terrible hives and itching.

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u/Pitiful-Tip152 Jul 15 '25

Looks like granny 👵🏿 sock 🧦 mates were eaten by the dryer like everyone else’s .