Musar su I Re 19:3

Although the regulations about men not wearing women's clothing and vice versa evidently are meant to underscore that we are not to upset the divisions made by G–d when He created the world and decided who should be the משפיע and who should be the מקבל, there is yet another mystical meaning at the root of these regulations. The basic function of garments [prior to Adam's sin and the need to use garments as protective covers. Ed.] is to portray the glory of the wearer. This is why Adam, while in גן עדן, wore garments constructed of light, i.e. he radiated light, showing all those whom he approached that he was a creature of substance. Once these garments were exchanged for כתנות עור, tunics made of skin, their function became reversed. Clothing now was designed to hide the shame of the wearer. The idea of clothing was corrupted, as I explained elsewhere. We must also consider that there is a difference between souls which originate in the left side (diagram) of the emanations, i.e. the female side, and souls which originate in the right side (diagram) of the emanations, the male side. This profound secret is alluded to when we are told about the prophet Elijah fleeing from the renewed pursuit of Izzebel after he had slain the four hundred priests of the Baal and the people had cheered G–d. His flight is described in Kings I 19,3 in the words: וילך אל נפשו, and subsequently as: וישאל את נפשו למות. In the first example the prophet's "male" soul is referred to, in the second example the "female" source of Elijah's soul is meant. [The customary translation simply sees in the first words an attempt by Elijah to run for his life, whereas in the second version it sees a recognition by Elijah that his efforts have failed and that there is no point in his saving his life. Ed.] The Zohar in פרשת ויגש deals with the problem of how to join the male soul with the female, (cf. page 18 Sullam edition.)