In the Heian period, uchiki were worn so that the edges showed between each layer (a style known as omeri) but from the Meiji period, another cloth called a nakabe was inserted between the inner and outer layers, to make it appear as if the uchiki are worn in layers.
平安時代は裏地を表地側にはみ出すように調製していた（おめり）が、明治時代以降、袿を重ね着しているように見せるために裏地と表地の間に中陪（なかべ）という別の生地を挟み込んで調製するのが慣例となった。