The fabric was the same as that used in casual imperial wear (white koaoi mon aya (a type of arabesque pattern) cloth with bluish purple plain-silk lining in winter and bluish purple or light-blue mie dasuki (a triple design of crossed swords) silk gauze in summer), and was worn with a kanmuri adorned with gold-leaf paper, white short sleeves and red oguchi-bakama.
生地は御引直衣に準じ（冬は白小葵文綾に二藍平絹裏・夏は二藍や縹の三重襷の紗）、御金巾子冠に白小袖、紅大口袴とともに使用した。