Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!cs.utexas.edu!swrinde!mips!dimacs.rutgers.edu!aramis.rutgers.edu!athos.rutgers.edu!christian From: mejicovs@eniac.seas.upenn.edu Newsgroups: soc.religion.christian Subject: Re: QUESTION FASHION Message-ID: Date: 12 Jun 91 02:49:59 GMT Sender: hedrick@athos.rutgers.edu Organization: University of Pennsylvania Lines: 41 Approved: christian@aramis.rutgers.edu In article jhaynes@ohstpy.mps.ohio-state.edu writes: >> >> Deuteronomy 22:5: >> >> A woman shall not be clothed with man's apparel, neither shall a man >> use women's apparel: for he that doeth these things is abominable >> before God. >the man from the woman. Again the question is where did pants come from did >women invent them and if so could the make of the jeans or pants tell if they >are for a man or a woman. I know I would never wear a pant suit made for a Maybe I can help :) Today I know reasonably strict women (Othodox Jews) who will wear a tshirt and pants. This is per the halachah above, because they feel that a woman's cut of pants are specifically not men's clothing and that t-shirts are essentially neuter clothing (like the hair-pin I keep my kipa on with :). Other women will not accept this and only wear dresses or other clothing specifically designed for women. The Responsa on the subject says that the clothing has to be distinguishable by sight from a medium distance. The determination is then left up to the specific individual... If I may be so bold: Is the observanc of this in churches based on cultural reasons or biblical reasons? All responses obviously welcome... (heck, I responded) James mejicovs@eniac.seas.upenn.edu