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.
Source
The prohibition against a man wearing a woman's garment applies even for a short time and even if his intention is not to imitate a woman, as explained in Yereim, cited in Shach Yoreh De'ah, Siman 182, Sifkatan 7, and other poskim there.
Our teacher's opinion is that if there is no other way, it is permissible for the husband to wear it inside the house since the reason for the prohibition, to prevent mingling with women, does not apply.