It is narrated from Umm al-Mu'minin Sayyidah Aishah (may Allah be pleased with her) that when the verse "And let them draw their head-coverings over their bosoms" [Surah al-Nur: 31] was revealed, the women of the Ansar tore their waist-wrappers from the edges and covered themselves with them.
Hadith Referenceالسنن الكبرى للبيهقي / كتاب الصلاة / 3259