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If half the people in your city wore only tichels, would you?
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| Other |
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5% |
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amother
Grape
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 Mon, Jan 06 2025, 9:31 pm
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I wrote other because I made the switch even though it's not so common in my community.
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amother
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Mon, Jan 06 2025, 9:35 pm
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I’m chabad so we hold that you shouldn’t leave the house in a tichel. If we didn’t hold this way I probably would wear one if I was running out to pick something up from the grocery store etc but definitely not to work or something more dressy. I feel much more put together in the sheital not to mention the fact that it doesn’t slide back like my tichels tend to do
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amother
Forsythia
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Mon, Jan 06 2025, 9:36 pm
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I live in a city where many people cover with tichels. I wear a sheitle for hashkafa reasons, and generally don't care much for appearances or trends. I often think that if I wasn't chabad I would wear wrapunzel style tichels, or cute hats, as long as I could figure out how to fully cover, and not get headaches.
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Hashem_Yaazor
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Mon, Jan 06 2025, 10:52 pm
I wear a sheitel to shul and simchos, and that's it.... But if more people wore tichels in my circles to those places that I wouldn't feel self conscious, I possibly would do away with my sheitel completely. I'm not comfortable with the way society is right now to do that. I probably do look better in a sheitel but the hair gets in my way and I play with it too much. My husband does think tichels are more ideal.
To keep a tichel on without it being too tight or slipping back (too tight, BTW, can lead to it slipping back), wear a velvet wig grip that has adjustable elastic instead of Velcro. I like to also wear a large velour scrunchie on top of my ponytail to make it a bun and then no hair escapes and I get more volume. Then tie the tichel on top of that and it should stay in place. You can even do it a drop looser than if you didn't have the wig grip because the wig grip is holding it in place more than the knot.
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amother
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Mon, Jan 06 2025, 10:58 pm
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I don't look good in a tichel. I wear a snood or a sheitel.
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amother
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Mon, Jan 06 2025, 11:04 pm
| Hashem_Yaazor wrote: | I wear a sheitel to shul and simchos, and that's it.... But if more people wore tichels in my circles to those places that I wouldn't feel self conscious, I possibly would do away with my sheitel completely. I'm not comfortable with the way society is right now to do that. I probably do look better in a sheitel but the hair gets in my way and I play with it too much. My husband does think tichels are more ideal.
To keep a tichel on without it being too tight or slipping back (too tight, BTW, can lead to it slipping back), wear a velvet wig grip that has adjustable elastic instead of Velcro. I like to also wear a large velour scrunchie on top of my ponytail to make it a bun and then no hair escapes and I get more volume. Then tie the tichel on top of that and it should stay in place. You can even do it a drop looser than if you didn't have the wig grip because the wig grip is holding it in place more than the knot. |
This is exactly what I was talking about. Tie a mitpachat too tightly, it slides back. Tie it loosely, my hair comes out. Wear a velvet grip and a velvet scrunchie and also of course the mitpachat, and I’m really uncomfortable and get a headache. I hated every grip I tried and I have quite a collection. Add to the picture one of those elaborately tied Israeli creations made of two or more scarves that some people find regal, and I’m done. Pass me my wig.
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amother
Violet
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Mon, Jan 06 2025, 11:46 pm
I voted yes but I do it anyways. Snoods, hats or tichels that cover everything 
I get such bad migraines from sheitels I stopped wearing except when absolutely necessary like a wedding. But I would wear a nice hat to a wedding (that covers everything) if socially accepted
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essie14
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Yesterday at 12:31 am
It already is 100% acceptable in Israel. I was just at a wedding where literally I saw 3 shaitels. every other woman was in a mitpachat or hat. Including both mothers.
I get headaches from wigs, no matter how light and lace top.
I don't wear a bobo or any volumizer with my scarves. But they are beautiful and elegant.
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amother
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Yesterday at 12:48 am
| essie14 wrote: | It already is 100% acceptable in Israel. I was just at a wedding where literally I saw 3 shaitels. every other woman was in a mitpachat or hat. Including both mothers.
I get headaches from wigs, no matter how light and lace top.
I don't wear a bobo or any volumizer with my scarves. But they are beautiful and elegant. |
How do we adopt this style in the US? I'm so jealous!
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amother
Blushpink
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Yesterday at 12:53 am
| amother Almond wrote: | | So happy that this is the community I live in. Majority are tichel wearer. |
Same. Except to a simcha but even at a simcha plenty of tichels.
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amother
Ruby
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Yesterday at 1:23 am
This isn't answering the original question but I just wanted to add some points about Israeli mitpachot.
The current style is to wear one mitpachat but a lot of times it is made up of different fabrics so it might look like there are multiple scarves but it's all just one which makes it easier and more comfortable.
It's also most popular to tie it on top and all the volume is on top (as opposed to when I first got married it was volume in the back) so it really doesn't fall that much at all! I wear a volumizer that is all velvet and it's open in the back - just gives some added height around the top and it is actually pretty comfortable and doesn't budge (obviously everyone is different and I'm sure other ppl find it uncomfortable)
I haven't worn my sheitel in over a year and started loving the fancy mitpachot and feel really good in them. But it helps that everyone around me wears them and I personally think everyone looks beautiful. But I also totally understand wanting hair
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amother
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Yesterday at 1:25 am
| essie14 wrote: | | As Nike says, Just Do It |
I don't want to be from the three tichel wearers. I want to wear a tichel where only 3 are in sheitels. I don't want to stand out in a crowd!
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amother
Buttercup
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Yesterday at 1:32 am
I live in a totally chilled place and no-one would bat an eyelash if I always wore a tichel. However, I don't feel good in one - I feel half dressed, I don't think I look as nice, I almost never go out in one. I even dislike going places like swimming etc where I have to wear a tichel cuz I really don't like how I look. I recently got the Irene level and it's literally lighter than a snood.
Having said that I wear a snood at home the entire time lol. My husband doesnt care either way.
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amother
Cappuccino
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Yesterday at 2:26 am
| amother Almond wrote: | | I beg to differ. Have you seen any of the very regal tichels going on in israel? Gorgeous really. |
Matter of personal taste. To me they look deformed with a very long head and of course, I know they wear voluminous padding underneath. 👽
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amother
Broom
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Yesterday at 2:35 am
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No. I would wear a wig. I feel more put together and prettier in one. Tichels just aren’t my thing
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amother
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Yesterday at 2:51 am
| amother OP wrote: | | Curious how many.. probably not 60% |
At least half of that lol. If not more. Look at all the posts on ima regularly about people that cover with tichels.
Accurate poll would be people that wear sheitels now.
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