BKP speaks of moral significance of garments.
Boyd K. Packer, Preparing to Enter the Holy Temple (Salt Lake City: Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 2002), 23
The garment, covering the body, is a visual and tactile reminder of our covenants. For many Church members the garment has formed a barrier of protection when the wearer has been faced with temptation. Among other things it symbolizes our deep respect for the laws of God—among them the moral standard.