The prohibition against gender cross-dressing applied not only to items of clothing, but to any article typically worn by either a man or a woman. It referred to jewellery, ornaments or weapons. In some Middle Eastern countries, it is still customary for men to wear daggers attached to their belts as a fashion accessory and for women to wear distinctive headgear. The purpose of this law was that women should look like women and men should look like men. God made men and women different but complementary