i was just talking with a rav who told me in great surprise that he heard from respected rabbanim in america that sheitels are actaully better because they’re less likely to slip and reveal hair.
that is NOT the psak in e”y. in e”y there are very srict guidelines about sheitels, and i don’t think anyone here, no matter how diehard sheitel supporters they are, would argue that they’re better.
nonetheless, sheitels are a perfectly kosher way to cover a woman’s hair provided that the guidelines are held to, for example, that it’s not too long or perfectly natural, etc.
there’s another guideline that i’m going to mention even though i know i’m opening a pandora’s box – in e”y one of the types of sheitels that most poskim say are improper are ponytail sheitels…?