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“Also, like Berel Wein said, the Mussar Movement lost. So white shirts black pants it is.”
I found it highly dubious that any knowledgeable person would have ever said anything even close to that. I did a little googling and it seems like Berel Wein would not say “the mussar movement lost.”
Even ignoring the doubtful credibility of the reference, where are you guys getting this idea that white shirts somehow contradicts mussar? It just seems completely random. ~100 years ago university students probably wore button-downs and suits, so that statement in the OP doesn’t carry much weight today unless you think yeshiva bochrim should wear gym shorts and tank tops with Greek letters on them to keep up with the times.