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Dress Code

  • Dress Code, Tznius
  • sheitel

Can I wear a hat fall instead of a full Shaitel?

Question: I am a shlucha living in a very hot climate and I would like to start wearing a hat fall instead of a full Shaitel when doing things outside…

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  • Dress Code, Tznius
  • elbow

While women are allowed to wear tops that cover their elbows, some people say that a woman who wears long sleeves gets more Bracha. Does Chabad hold like this?

  It's nothing specific to Lubavitch. Halacha mandates that the arm until the elbow should be properly covered. In a place where the common custom for women is to cover…

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  • Dress Code, Tznius
  • Das Yehudis, skirt, slits

Would slits in a skirt be Assur because of דת יהודית?

  Correct. The following is a quote from the Minchas Yitzchok: We are alarmed to hear of a new dreadful breach in the wall of tzniut in relation to female…

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  • Dress Code, Tznius
  • undergarments

Is the outline of a women undergarments allowed to be seen?

  No.   Sources: בגד תחתון אסור בגילוי - ראה ב״ח יו״ד שמ: תחתון של שאר מלבושים קאמר, דגם זה אית ביה משום צניעות דכשקורעת מלבוש זה התחתון ומגלה את המלבוש…

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  • Dress Code, Tznius
  • leggings, pajamas, tznius, women

If girls go on a trip with an activity that wearing leggings, under the skirt of course, as an added value for Tznius, is also an issue of לא ילבש? Same applies for pajamas at night, as an added Tznius?

  Hashem made the Jewish people a גוי קדוש, a holy nation. The general idea of Tznius is 'modesty'; this means that the parts of the body that need to…

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  • Dress Code, Tznius

Must one cover their knees specifically by their skirt, or does the table/cloth suffice?

  Full Question: Sometimes when sitting at a table, one's skirt may slide up. If the knees were exposed and visible, one would certainly cover them immediately, however, in this…

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  • Dress Code, Tznius, Women
  • leggings, pajama

Is it a Halachic issue for a woman to wear leggings? What about wearing woman pajama pants?

  Hashem made the Jewish people a גוי קדוש - - 'a holy nation'. The general idea of Tznius is 'modesty', this means that the parts of the body that…

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  • Dress Code, Tznius
  • denier, stockings

Do stockings for women’s legwear need to be opaque?

1. Must a woman's stockings be opaque (I.e the leg isn't seen through the stockings)? 2. Is it permissible to wear stockings which cover the leg completely (no holes), are…

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  • Dress Code, Tznius

Are there clothing colors that women are not allowed to wear according to halacha? (Red, white, etc.) 

  A garment which is all red or majority red is forbidden for a woman to wear since this color portrays a feeling of “Pritzus” (free-ness or promiscuity) and it…

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  • Dress Code, Tznius
  • shorts, tznius for men

What is the Halachos for men regarding Tznius Like shorts, covering parts etc.

  The clothing of a man should not be provocative or demeaning, certainly the clothes should not be tight that could cause friction to the "Erva" area. One must also…

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  • denim, high heels, jeans, nail polish, rabbi Ashkenazi, rebbe, red, sheitel, tznius, wig

We were learning about Tznius and a few questions came up…

  What is the standard for the Crown Heights community as far as Jeans? Is it accepted or not supposed to be worn? Jeans skirts should not be worn. They…

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  • Dress Code, Tznius
  • knees, skirt, stockings

1. Are there Halachik sources for covering the entire knee even when wearing coloured socks or stockings sitting or standing? 2. Are those who are lenient in this area going against Halacha or are there opinions to rely on?

  1. Yes. See here at length. The real question is the other way around: do we have any original sources that indicate that it is OK that the bottom…

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  • Dress Code, Tznius
  • dress, home, House, modesty, pajamas, tznius

What are the Halachos of Tznius regarding pajamas at night? Do all the Halachos apply, like the neckline?

  Answer: All of the Halochos of Tznius apply even in the house, as indicated in Siman 2 of the Shulchan Aruch, that all the parts of the body which…

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