Joseph
Somebody earlier mentioned hats, I’m curious as to your take on this.
There are two fine, and otherwise equal, Yidden. One spent his entire life being careful to only go on Shabbos with a shtreimel. When he traveled he either took along a shtreimel or borrowed one. At home he spent the extra dollars, despite his meager income, on always buying a shtreimel. Despite the extra costs, hassles, he was always happy to serve Hashem.
The second fine Yid lived a righteous life almost the same way as the first. The only notable difference was that he happily davened with a fedora. He had his hat on at home, work and away. If Borsalino was on sale or cheaper than Kraus’s, Borsalino was the brand he put on his head.
Will the first Yid get any more Olam Haba than the second for having been careful to only wear a shtreimel?
Or to use your rephrased question:
The premise here is that going on shabbos without a shtreimel is muttar.
Is there any spiritual benefit for a person to choose to wear a shtreimel?