Why do we wear clothes?

Some say: for elegance and good manners; and others do not agree, for they believe that dress is for warmth — not, of course, in the summer season — but history's answer is neither the one nor the other...

The wearing of clothes has become a habit deep-rooted in mankind, so much so that we stand astounded at the sight of nakedness. This habit was begun by the people of the cold regions, because it was from those very regions that the civilizations first set out. But does the purpose of dress stop at this limit?...

We dress for occasions, or to display our personality — and this is an idea the men agree to. As for the aim of attracting the other sex through dress, that has become a general idea among the women.