Ever since I read "Gone With The Wind," for the first time, at eleven years old, I have been obsessed with green velvet. For those that have not read this masterpiece; Scarlett, the main character, is going through some super rough times and needs a new dress (in order to find a new husband). It is set during the Civil War so there is much scarcity, and being the resourceful woman she is, she rips down the fancy, green velvet curtains in her childhood home and has her "Mammy"