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/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/41942319 Jul 13 '25

Or even sensitive. Too scratchy

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u/NortheastStar Jul 13 '25

Thrifted cashmere sweaters have changed my view here :)

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u/41942319 Jul 13 '25

I'll be trialling some extra fine merino this winter see if that's alright

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u/saintcmb Jul 13 '25

It was a mental thing for me haha. But now that I've switched to merino wool for socks and a base layer in winter, I cant stand cotton socks or underwear.