I wish I knew how to insert a photo of the Krias Kodesh from the Gedolei Hador about the wigs but I can’t seem to figure out how to do it- I’ll type it up directly word for word (you can read it on page 137 in the Unique Princess) It’s very official- signed and sealed by the Gedolim
Summary of the Laws of Modesty
Written by Beth Din Tzedek “Mishmar HaTorah,”
Under the leadership of Maranan Verabanim, the Gedolei Hador shlita,
Maran Hagaon Rabbi Yosef Shalom Elyashiv shlita and Maran Hagaon Rabbi Shemuel Halevi Wosner shlita
(this Krias Kodesh is also signed by Rav Aaron Steinman, Rav Ya’akov Aryeh Alter, Rav Michal Yehudah Lefkowitz, Rav Nissim Karelitz, Rav Chayim Kanievsky among others)
Head Coverings
Those who wear a sheitel (wig) must be particular that:
1) They do not appear to be unmarried. It should be clearly recognizable to all that she is a married woman. One must therefore avoid any feature whose purpose is to give the sheitel a natural look.
e.g.:
– a white parting or “skin top”- scalp-colored net
– a girlish style
2) the sheitel should not have a wild look or be long. (The Gedolei Hador have described this as pritzus). The maximum permitted length is:
– At the back- no longer than just covering the neck; and under no circumstances should it pass the
shoulder line;
– At the front – the hair should not cover the cheeks
In a letter from Rav Elyashiv signed by Rav Elyashiv, Rav Shteinman and Rav Wosner in Tishrei 5771 it states:
“… And I have already publically stated my opinion that the laws of modesty formulated by the Beis Din “Mishmar HaTorah,” which was established by me, are neither fences nor stringencies, but rather they are part of the body of Torah law, and that anyone who detracts from them is transgressing Das Yehudis.
The obligation to observe and keep these laws is not incumbent only on the women. Rather, the head of every house in his home must make sure to stregthen the members of his household and his offspring.”
Hmmm, so I don’t think stating that Rav Elyashiv supported natural looking wigs is at all accurate (neither does Rav Shteinman, Rav Chaim Kanievsky and many other Gedolim)- regardless of what his children and grandchildren wear