content: The disappearance of the dress I'm designing some clothing for the characters in a short prose comic but I need some historical background to do so. Was the original purpose of the dress to prevent men from seeing their mate's form? It appears to have had a social function in group solidarity -- groups that practiced modest / obstructive clothing outperforming groups that did not. I have noticed that the dress is rare in modern female clothing and this sort of goes along with the tolerance of whoredom culture and pornography I may ask other questions. Thank you