The hem sewn hakama was an example to give more room for height, but they did not sew it at the end of Muromachi period, and walked by stepping on a hem of the hakama, and this led to the modern naga-hakama (extra long hakama).
くくりの袴は丈に余裕を持たす例であったが、室町後期頃にはくくりをせず、丈に余裕のある袴の裾を踏んで歩くことが起こり、近世の長袴につながった。