its well known that bochurim dressed very nice back then because they were viewed as unproductive people in society. this isnt much of an argument, just read some history.
“I think that those that think the yeshivishe velt has a levush, are newcomers. (Out of towners or Chassidish.) The yeshiveliet with Litvishe grandparents, would say there is no levush, they are just serious about wearing (their own) hats.”
ha! thats funny. if thats true then why do most mesivtas require white shirts and black pants, why not do like chofetz chaim and let them wear whatever color they want? go into ANY yeshivish yeshiva and youll see only white shirts, because again, its an identification with a certain group. and for sure in eretz yisroel theres no discussion at all, every single litvishe guy wears a white shirt. but even in america, the only people that dont wear white shirts in these communities are the more baalebatishe guys, even then a lot of time in places like lakewood they wear white shirts. its undeniably become a part of the levush, and a person wants to identify with said group just dress like this. i dont really see the problem over here.
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