Okuchi bakama has only one long waist cord (called "Koshiippon") sewn on with both ends hanging, while present-day hakama has two waist cords (one in front and another in back).
腰紐は現代の袴のように前後二本ではなく、「腰一本」と言って腰周りに長い紐を一本縫い付けて左右の端を垂らしたものである。