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At the request of the Wolf, I expose to non-Lakewood-residents (and those not on the mailing list) the information requested.
From BP Weekly – an advertising circular put out by BP Graphics
BS”D
We come to ask the manufacturers and retailers of stockings for women, not to sell stockings that weaken the holy Mitzva of “Tznius”. For example the stocking with the name, n*de [even in 60 denier] and other skin colored stockings e.g. honey and natural [even in 40 denier]. Also, stockings with a denier of less than 30 should not be worn by a bas yisroel, and therefore should not be available in a koshera store.
In addition, inappropriate pictures on the packaging should be covered.
In the Zchus of complying with the laws of our torah Hashem yisborach will bless with holy children, health and prosperity, and the final redemption of Klal Yisroel amen.
Signed on 28 Iyar by three of the poskim of Lakewood.
(Note no signature facsimiles, only names of signatories).
then it says:
DA’AS TORAH OF OUR GEDOLEI YISROEL (from tof shin mem heh)
Wearing stockings is obligatory. No stockings or transparent stockings is prohibited. One must wear stockings, which do not allow the skin to be visible.
Names listed for this are several from Eretz Yisroel and some now deceased, though not all are indicated as such.
Oh, yes, the person who placed the ad was courageous enough to sign his name.
“Ad placed by Yakov EDITED 845-EDITED” although there is no such directory listing. (See Mod’s note below.)
The thing is, normative LITVISHE psak, as I understand it, requires stockings that make it obvious that stockings are being worn. So ANY color other than skin color, in any denier would be permissible, as would a beige or skin color different from the wearer’s skin, or slightly opaque. But someone here seems to have an agenda to ask every store to adopt a certain viewpoint, and anyone whose Rov paskens differently should be compelled to shop in Cyprus, er, out of town or (gasp) on-line…. where no bas yisroel should be, of course.
EDITED. Name and Phone number redacted. (The phone number IS listed in the name of the person shown.)