shlishi: maybe a langeh shaitel is not a sure sign of being a litvak, but pillbox hats with a fake hair fringe, or a white band over the bob shaitel on Shabbos are serious parts of the female chassidishe levush. Granted, a woman can be chassidish and not wear those things, but very few litvishe women (aside from those who just don’t know the appropriate headgear for each group) would wear them. However, when a woman is wearing on her head only a longish shaitel, you can’t tell just by looking whether she is litvish or chassidish. So, it seems the lines are blurring.
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