In a letter to the son of the Radziner, the fifth Chabad Rebbe explains that the Arizal never said tcheiles is obselete (see there) but he explains why it is indeed the case that no one should wear tcheiles. He also explains how its not a stira that the Tanaim and Amoraim wore tcheiles after the churban.
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