Elizabeth Eaton Rosenthal, better known as “Sweetheart” has dressed in green from head to toe for almost 30 years. The artist says, “It makes me feel happy. You can wake up really miserable in the morning and then you get dressed and turn green and it’s quite wonderful.”
According to The New York Times, ‘The Green Lady of Carroll Gardens’, as Elizabeth is most widely known, has always had a thing for experimenting. At one point in her life she wore only 1930s print dresses, before moving on to single colors, like silver, pink, purple, blue and finally green, which she surprisingly never got bored of. Her passion for green started with some home-mixed green nail polish and a neon lime streak in her hair, but it quickly spread to her clothing and her home, as well.
Today, she always sports green hair, an attire made up of different hues of green, and most of the things she buys, from towels and skin care products to furniture and appliances, are also green.
Nice to see someone embracing their identity over societies expectations. I haven’t worn green in a long time and prefer orange, pink or purple, maybe it’s time to get a purple wig to wear every day!
What a wonderful story and what a very happy looking lady! I haven’t worn green in a long time and maybe it’s time for me to go shopping!…
very interesting
I find these articles on people who live artistic lives interesting.
Would she be as noted if the colour were black or blue? I do exactly the same as she, only with black and pink. The clothing I wear is black or grey, my hair, pen collection & housewares are pink.
Black is an unusual colour for complete homewares, despite most items being available only in black (there’s an inspirational account on Instagram @herblackhome (https://instagram.com/herblackhome?igshid=NzZlODBkYWE4Ng== ) but it’s not terribly unusual to have so many black homewares or clothing. It’s harder to find black softgoods like sheets and furniture. Pink homewares are harder to find & I tend to get really excited when I find something in pink. It was popular for a bit in the early 2000’s – 2010’s but lost market share (ie millennial pink).
I appreciate the dedication to a single colour palette, but it’s interesting to me how people both define themselves and become defined by the most unexpected things.
Did the Barbie Movie cause more pink to be sold? Or October month due to the breast cancer drive? I used to have a pink kettle and toaster and I loved them. I also really like the colour scheme on The Great British Bake-Off – all the pretty pastel Smeg appliances!