Are there gradations? For those who look askance at colored shirts, do certain colors connote greater or lesser depravity (i.e. blue is more “moral” than lavendar, which is better than pink etc.), or are all colors equally suspect? Are patterns like stripes or checks (my preference is for checkered drench cuffed shirts) better or worse than solid colors? Which patterns are better from a frum point of view? What about contrasting white collars and cuffs? Are certain collars more Jewishly acceptable (i.e. the straight collar is preferance to spread collar etc.). Is there a “frummer fabric?” Is silk acceptable? How about linen shirts? Wool? While poly/cotton blends are less expensive and may even wear longer than all cotton, might they not symbolically violate the spirit of the issur kilayim? Is a no iron shirt better since it frees up time for learning? Sartorial frumkeit is so daunting!!!
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