Wearing Laundered Clothes for a Mourning Woman by Her Husband
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Question
According to the Ashkenazi custom of not wearing laundered clothes during the thirty days of mourning unless worn for a short time, can a man wear his wife's clothes for a short time so they are not considered laundered?
Answer
It is forbidden for a man to wear women's clothing, and similarly for a woman to wear men's clothing, even if their intention is to prepare the garment for mourning. If there is no other way, our teacher's opinion is to permit wearing it inside the house.
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