For special occasions, however, an empress or a princess may put on a phoenix crown, which is an elaborate affair of pearls and tassels made with as much attention to detail as a genuine Ming dynasty phoenix crown.
冠上滿綴珠翠，少說有十幾隻栩栩如生的鳳鳥圖樣，兩旁有大穗，額前也有小珠穗垂下，製作之精細，據說比起明朝真正的鳳冠，有過之而無不及。至於靴鞋的樣式較簡單，主要分男靴女靴、男鞋女鞋而已。