The Emperor's raifuku was checked before he ascended the throne during 'the inspection of raifuku' during the reign of the Emperor Gosuzaku in the mid-Heian period (when the Emperor was child, it was conducted by the regent), therefore the style of raifuku was faithfully maintained, but male nobles sometimes borrowed used clothes and accessories, or made new clothes without following this custom; the style of clothing was sometimes not unified.
天皇の礼服については、平安中期の後朱雀朝頃から即位に先立ち御前でおこなわれる「礼服御覧」で検分がなされ（幼帝のときは摂政がおこなう）、様式が忠実に守られたが、男性貴族の所用品は古いものを借りて使ったり、適当なものを新調したため、様式の混乱が進行した。