Question:
Is it wrong for a woman to wear a man’s garment?

Answer:
Under the law, a woman or a man was not to wear clothing of the opposite sex. Deuteronomy 22:5 says: “The woman shall not wear that which pertaineth unto a man, neither shall a man put on a woman’s garment: for all that do so are abomination unto the LORD thy God.” It is thought that in Old Testament times women sometimes tried to look like a man so they could get the benefits a man had. (Likewise men should not act like women.)

And we should not change what God has set up today either, but be “content” with the place God has given each of us (Philippians 4:11). Men and women are to be submissive to the order of headship that God has set up and seek to represent Christ and His bride, the church (1 Corinthians 11:3). Even if all is out of God’s order, we should still follow Christ (1 Corinthians 11:1). Man’s God-given place to “rule” woman in Genesis 3:16 is a Hebrew word that means to provide, care for her, and make her flourish.The guideline God has given to us for dress in the New Testament is: “That women adorn themselves in modest apparel” (1 Timothy 2:9). We should not dress to make others notice us. What is “modest” today, would not have been modest 50 years ago.