Suikan were usually worn inside hakama (Japanese male ceremonial skirt), but in the style known as kake suikan (covering suikan), worn by temple page boys, they were worn over hakama, like Kariginu, and tied with an obi sash.
着装は通常袴に籠めて着装するが、寺院の稚児などには掛水干といって狩衣のように袴の上に着て帯を締める着装も行われた。