(continuation: sorry about the misplaced “Send.”)
instead of wire-framed glasses. This sort of thing is guaranteed to turn people off. I can’t tell you the heartache I’ve seen with friends who have had a child “off the derech” and in a lot of cases it starts with a blue shirt. The R’Y comes down on the boy, who had no idea he was committing such a heinous aveirah. So, he figures, why shouldn’t I commit more if I’m going to get put in herem anyway?
A clean blue shirt is just as kavodik – if it’s clean and pressed.