Yitay: I disagree. The Shulchan Aruch is Davka saying that. He’s not basing his P’sak on a historical group. He is saying that, even though white clothes are nicer, it is the Derech of Apikorsim to be Makpid that a Ba’al Tefillah be specifically wearing white clothes. To require a mode of dress that is not ostentatious is the Halacha. To be Makpid that once you are wearing low-key clothing on a certain type of clothing, per the Shulchan Aruch, is something that the Apikorsim are Makpid on and not Halacha.
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