I was not going to respond to any of the comments posted after my last post but this has become a totally one sided conversation with many falsehoods being promoted.
Gaon- contrary to what you posted, I learned about this mitzvah under the guidance of very learned and chashuv Rabbanim and Rebbetzins who were quite well informed on the topic.
One Rebbetzin who I learned with actually spoke directly to Rav Elyashiv many times about the situation of todays sheitels – Rav Elyashiv was extremely concerned about the pritzus of most of todays wigs and he urged this Rebbetzin to write a book about the topic- which she did. This book has Rav Elyashiv’s approbation among many others (Rav Elyashiv’s Rebbetzin only wore a tichel with no sheitel underneath)
In this book it clearly states Rav Elyashivs preference for the tichel and his guidelines for what is considered a modest wig (most of the wigs today do not meet these guidelines at all) – there is also a whole section in the book by Rav Zilberstein about modesty and wigs.
Again- I know that there is a heter for a wig (which was a great debate among Poskim) my point (which is clearly not being understood by the other posters on this thread) is that most of the wigs today are not modest, they beautify the woman wearing it- which defeats the purpose of the mitzvah of kisui rosh. A woman’s head covering is meant to conceal a woman’s beauty – most of the wigs today highlight a woman’s beauty. The wigs from years ago did not make a woman more attractive even if they were made out of human hair. The technology was not the same as today.
There are many letters by recent Gedolim stating how most of todays wigs are a great breach of modesty- they are accentuating what they are meant to conceal. Arguing about this point which is so clearly obvious is a waste of time and energy.
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