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See Yeshuos Chochmah 70:2; Halichos Shlomo 2:12; Piskeiy Teshuvos 235:8 footnote 55
One wears one’s usual [weekday] hat and clothes and not his Shabbos garb.
Kav Hayashar 96; Yifei Laleiv 2:5; Kaf Hachaim 675:8; Sefer Haminhagim p. 158 [English]
Other customs: Some are accustomed to wear Shabbos clothing during the lighting. [Likkutei Maharich; See Sefer Yeish Nochalin of Shelah; Piskeiy Teshuvos 676:5]
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