When this costume was first established it had more of a neutral form, such as wearing a sekitai (a type of sash, made of leather) like men's sokutai and styling the hair in 'agemaki' (locks of hair looped and tied above the ears), a form also worn by boys.
成立初期には男子の束帯のように石帯をしたり、髪型も「あげまき」という男児にも結われる形にし、より中性的であった。