Description
Specification
Gender
Female
Shoulder fittings
Gold cavalry epaulettes with red backing; 5/8-inch silver embroidered rank to the Goldings pattern, according to rank.
Legwear options
Choose the existing skirt, dress or female-cut trouser outfit, or QDG Mess Dress Overalls. These are alternative outfits, not additional garments to wear together. Retain any rank, appointment, occasion and pattern conditions; select footwear and fittings to match the chosen legwear.
Fittings & Lead Times
Measurements are taken and fittings overseen by Geoffrey Golding at the St Albans workroom, with each garment checked throughout the making process for fit, balance, finish and correct detail. Lead time is typically 8-12 weeks, depending on workshop capacity, fitting requirements and the date required.
Dress specification
Uniform composition
The articles that make up this order of dress. Separately listed pieces are available below; included pieces form part of the uniform itself. Where alternatives are shown, select the authorised combination for the wearer, rank and occasion—they are not all worn together.
Jacket or tunic
- Mess Jacket — scarlet pattern
Specified by the dress evidence but not separately listed as a Goldings product for this uniform.
Dress rule
RequiredGoldings listing
Not separately listedTrousers, overalls, skirt or equivalent
Choose one authorised option
- Long Mess Dress Skirt
- QDG Mess Dress Overalls
Choose one lower-garment outfit. The existing skirt/dress or female-cut trousers remain available, with the matching male-pattern trousers or overalls offered as alternatives by Goldings. Rank, appointment, occasion and mounted-duty conditions remain specific to each option.
Dress rule
RequiredGoldings listing
Listed separatelyShirt
- Marcella Shirt
The regiment's exact officer row selects the Marcella shirt; the generic 69820 tunic shirt is not the prescribed article.
Dress rule
RequiredGoldings listing
Listed separatelyTie, bow tie or collar
- Authorised Mess Dress neck treatment where prescribed
The neck treatment is controlled by the cited order and local pattern; no separate Goldings product is asserted.
Dress rule
When applicableGoldings listing
Not separately listedShoes or boots
- Women’s Black Court Shoes
Supplied as a separately displayed Goldings product.
Dress rule
RequiredGoldings listing
Listed separatelySocks, stockings or tights
- Authorised stockings or tights
Hosiery follows the selected lower garment and footwear under the cited dress rule; no separate Goldings product is asserted.
Dress rule
When applicableGoldings listing
Not separately listedGloves
Not part of the standard composition for this role and order of dress.
Dress rule
Not wornGoldings listing
Not applicableHeaddress
ADR 09.65 states that female Army personnel do not wear headdress with Nos. 10 or 11 Dress.
Dress rule
Not wornGoldings listing
Not applicableRank
Select the authorised insignia for the wearer’s rank
- 1st The Queen's Dragoon Guards Gold Gimp for Field Rank
- 5/8 Inch Silver Embroidered Crowns
- 5/8 Inch Silver Embroidered Stars
According to officer rank, fitted to the authorised QDG cavalry epaulettes.
Dress rule
RequiredGoldings listing
Listed separatelyRank carrier
- Mess Shoulder Straps
Specified by the dress evidence but not separately listed as a Goldings product for this uniform.
Dress rule
When applicableGoldings listing
Not separately listedBadges and insignia
- 1st The Queen's Dragoon Guards Embroidered Bays-Cypher Collar Badges
Supplied as a separately displayed Goldings product.
Dress rule
When applicableGoldings listing
Listed separatelyButtons
- 1st The Queen's Dragoon Guards 30 Ligne Anodised Button
Supplied as a separately displayed Goldings product.
Dress rule
When applicableGoldings listing
Listed separatelySword
Not part of the standard composition for this role and order of dress.
Dress rule
Not wornGoldings listing
Not applicableScabbard
Not part of the standard composition for this role and order of dress.
Dress rule
Not wornGoldings listing
Not applicableSword knot
Not part of the standard composition for this role and order of dress.
Dress rule
Not wornGoldings listing
Not applicableSword belt, slings or frog
Not part of the standard composition for this role and order of dress.
Dress rule
Not wornGoldings listing
Not applicableWaistcoat or cummerbund
- 1st The Queen's Dragoon Guards Officer Mess Bib
Specified by the dress evidence but not separately listed as a Goldings product for this uniform.
Dress rule
When applicableGoldings listing
Not separately listedBelt or sash
Not part of the standard composition for this role and order of dress.
Dress rule
Not wornGoldings listing
Not applicableShoulder cords, chains or other details
- 1st The Queen's Dragoon Guards Gold Cavalry Epaulettes with Red Backing
Gold cavalry epaulettes with red backing, on the corresponding QDG officer Mess jacket.
Dress rule
When applicableGoldings listing
Listed separatelyBraces or trouser support
This exact composition is skirt-only, so braces or other trouser support are not used.
Dress rule
Not wornGoldings listing
Not applicableSpurs
This exact composition is skirt-only, so spurs and spur-box footwear are not used.
Dress rule
Not wornGoldings listing
Not applicableMedals and decorations
- Orders, decorations and medals as entitled
Orders, decorations and medals are selected by individual entitlement and the occasion.
Dress rule
When applicableGoldings listing
Not separately listedLanyard or aiguillette
- Authorised lanyard or aiguillette where entitled
A lanyard or aiguillette is worn only where local custom or individual entitlement requires it.
Dress rule
When applicableGoldings listing
Not separately listedDress-specific accessories
- Additional authorised item for the occasion
Any additional accessory is controlled by the cited occasion or local dress rule.
Dress rule
When applicableGoldings listing
Not separately listedRelated accoutrements
Complete
the uniform
Garments and accoutrements supplied to complete this order of dress.
Badges & Insignia
1st The Queen's Dragoon Guards Embroidered Bays-Cypher Collar Badges
Conditional · Supplied as a separately displayed Goldings product.
Buttons
1st The Queen's Dragoon Guards 30 Ligne Anodised Button
Conditional · Supplied as a separately displayed Goldings product.
Footwear
Women’s Black Court Shoes
Required · Supplied as a separately displayed Goldings product.
Rank
1st The Queen's Dragoon Guards Gold Gimp for Field Rank
Required · Supplied through the displayed Goldings product options.
Rank
5/8 Inch Silver Embroidered Crowns
Required · According to officer rank, fitted to the authorised QDG cavalry epaulettes.
Rank
5/8 Inch Silver Embroidered Stars
Required · According to officer rank, fitted to the authorised QDG cavalry epaulettes.
Shirts & Neckwear
Marcella Shirt
Required · 1st The Queen's Dragoon Guards officer No. 10 Dress: white Marcella shirt
Shoulder Details
1st The Queen's Dragoon Guards Gold Cavalry Epaulettes with Red Backing
Conditional · Gold cavalry epaulettes with red backing, on the corresponding QDG officer Mess jacket.
Trousers, Skirts & Dresses
Long Mess Dress Skirt
Required · Supplied as a separately displayed Goldings product.
Trousers, Skirts & Dresses
QDG Mess Dress Overalls
Conditional · Optional trouser/overall outfit in place of the skirt or dress outfit; retain the matching pattern, rank, appointment and wearing conditions. Matching outfit: QDG overalls with compatible boxed boots and spurs.