Some cultures say gender differentiation in appropriate, making different styles, colours and fabrics for each gender. Sumptuary laws, which are "Laws made for the purpose of restraining luxury or extravagance, particularly against inordinate expenditures in the matter of apparel, food, furniture, etc.", Arte used in some cultures like Islam, who require women to wear more modest forms of attire, usually hijab and usually they have to cover more of their bodies than men. In other cultures, men choose to wear men's skirts such as togas or kilts, especially on ceremonial occasions, for example weddings, anniversaries or funerals. 

 

History provides many examples of elaborate sumptuary laws that regulated what people could wear. In societies without such laws, which includes most modern societies, social status is instead signaled by the purchase of rare or luxury items that are limited by cost to those with wealth or status. 

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With Western societies, skirts, dresses and high-heeled shoes are usually seen as women's clothing, while neck ties are usually seen as men's clothing as well as trousers but nowadays they are worn by both genders. However, there are clothing designs that are made for men and women, such as t-shirts. The majority of unisex clothes were actually made for men, but in some articles, like fedora, the clothing was worn by women.