Purple Mark

Mark Wirth, better known as Purple Mark, is a Seattle, Washington resident who has become locally known, especially around the Capitol Hill neighborhood where he lives, for his colorful attire and his equally colorful dyed hair and beard. He has been quoted as saying, "So many people are against color, so many people are afraid to live." He brings a variety of techniques to making his own outfits, ranging from dying human-hair wigs to metalsmithing, in which he has a degree.