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rabbiofberlin
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Actually, the concert was ‘amaesh gevaldig!

Anyway- I am not debating the reasons that the later acharonim prohibited pants. All I wanted to say is that pieces of man’s clothing-if worn for a reason or if not being an important piece of clothing do not come under the heading of ‘lo silbash’. Yes- a miniskirt is not zniusdik and should not be worn, the same way that tight pants should not be worn,even if they are woman’s pants. On the other hand ,long johns in winter, for example, could be worn. They surely are not an important piece of clothing and they are worn to ward off the cold. Similarly, culottes, which are a combo skirt-pants and are actually very zniusdik should be able to be worn ,especially as they are only worn by women.Loose pajama pants, wide ski pants and other pieces of clothing where there is no problem of znius should be able to be worn ,especially if they are women’s garments.

Anyway, regardless of our different olitical viewpoints, I respect your learning and knowledge.Find the tiem to look up the bach,. it is a very lnghty piece but you wil lfind that it is apparent that to make the issur of ‘lo silbash”, you need a lot more than just the designation of a man’s clothing. Additionally, there is an exemption of “minhag hamokom”. The Taz and the Shach both mention the Bach and concur with him.