Wearing Laundered Sweat-Absorbing Clothes During Shiva
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Question
Is it permissible to wear laundered clothes designed to absorb sweat, such as undershirts and socks, during the seven days of mourning (Shiva)?
Answer
It is not permitted to wear laundered clothes during the seven days of mourning, even if they are designed to absorb sweat, unless there is significant discomfort or dirt, and there is no need for someone else to wear them beforehand.
Source
It is forbidden to change clothes to laundered ones, and there is no difference between clothes designed for sweat or other clothes. However, if they are very dirty, they can be changed, as written in Pithei Teshuva, there, in S"K 2: "See in Shu"t Lachmei Toda, Siman 30, where it is stated that changing is only permitted after seven days if done for pleasure, but if necessary, such as due to dirt or mixing, it is permitted even on weekdays within the seven days, like bathing, which is only forbidden for pleasure, as mentioned in Siman 581. The fact that this is not explicitly mentioned in the rulings is due to its obviousness, as it is derived from the law of bathing and anointing."
And there is no need to have another person wear it first, as one is greatly repulsed by wearing sweat clothes worn by another person even for a few minutes, and it would again require changing due to mixing.