The Chichicastenango huipil, easily recognized by the circular embroidered "sun collar" neck trim, is constructed of three backstrap woven panels decorated with heavy brocading that extends lower in the center panel. The oldest design still in use is that of a double-headed eagle composed of floating diamonds. Other popular motifs include polychromatic zigzags and marcador floral designs. Rosettes are sometimes applied to the front and back. Older textiles are generally more conservative in their brocading.

Worn unusually short, at about mid-calf, the "Chichi" corte features a relatively wide, colorful randa, sometimes executed in silk. The indigo morga with narrow white stripes has slowly been evolving to integrate lines of ikat and metallic thread.

Traditionally the women's black and white striped wool faja was about four inches wide. Narrower modern belts, often made of cotton, feature hand embroidered or woven flower or geometric motifs.

Daily tzutes are back strap woven in 2 lienzos joined by a randa. They can be found in a multitude of warp stripe colors, patterns, jaspe figures, and brocaded designs. Classic tzutes were adorned with brocaded figures of tigers, jaguars, eagles and human forms, while contemporary versions sometimes include rocking horses, ice cream cones, and other imaginative interpretations of modern "consumer goods". Specific tzutes are woven for religious purposes such as carrying saints, sacred offerings, or staffs of office (vara).

Chichi has maintained it's men's traje for both daily and ceremonial use. It consists of a black woolen foot-treadle woven capixay-like shirt and relatively short pants, both embroidered with sun and floral motifs. The faja (sash) is usually woven on a red cotton base cloth that measures approximately 10 inches wide and about 10 feet long. Older belts were often embellished with silk and wool while modern belts are brocaded with cotton, acrylic and sometimes silk. Men's cofradia head tzutes often carry the floral or double-headed eagle motifs, with tassels in the corners.