Thereafter, the furisode began to be developed exclusively as a kind of clothing for women, leading to such steps as the creation of a rule that unmarried women passing barrier checkpoints were not allowed to pass unless they were wearing furisode (because a woman was suspected at the barrier checkpoint that she tried to disguise her age or social status, unless she were wearing furisode), thus expanding recognition that "as for unmarried women, they wear furisode" (incidentally, it is said that there were furisode rental shops near almost all the checkpoints).
その後女性の衣装としてのみ発展し、関所を通る際は未婚女性は振袖を着用しないと通過が出来ない（年齢や身分をごまかしているのではと因縁をつけられたため）など、未婚女性といえば振袖を着用するものという認識が広まった（余談だが関所の近くにはたいてい貸し振袖屋があったという）。