Description
Specification
Gender
Male
Wearers
Established Warrant Officer and senior NCO pattern; junior-rank options require QDG permission and the correct regimental device.
Rank
Gold-on-blue Mess insignia according to rank and appointment.
Configuration
Male overalls with compatible boxed boots and spurs; female skirt and court shoes. Omission of the female jacket is subject to the Commanding Officer’s discretion.
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 — blue 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
- QDG Mess Dress Overalls
QDG overalls with compatible boxed boots and spurs.
Dress rule
RequiredGoldings listing
Listed separatelyShirt
- Plain White Shirt
The regimental No. 10 table distinguishes the other-ranks plain-white shirt from the officers' Marcella shirt. The source-backed article is published even though WordPress has no separate parent for it.
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
- Black Leather George Boots
Supplied as a separately displayed Goldings product.
Dress rule
RequiredGoldings listing
Listed separatelySocks, stockings or tights
- Authorised socks or hose
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
- Authorised headdress when ordered outdoors
Headdress is worn only when the cited occasion rule calls for it.
Dress rule
When applicableGoldings listing
Not separately listedRank
Select the authorised insignia for the wearer’s rank
- QDG Regimental Quartermaster Sergeant Rank (RQMS)
- 1st The Queen's Dragoon Guards Corporal Rank (Cpl)
- 1st The Queen's Dragoon Guards Lance Corporal Rank (LCpl)
- 1st The Queen's Dragoon Guards Regimental Sergeant Major Rank (RSM)
- 1st The Queen's Dragoon Guards Sergeant Rank (Sgt)
- 1st The Queen's Dragoon Guards Staff Sergeant Rank (S/Sgt)
- 1st The Queen's Dragoon Guards Warrant Officer Class 2 Rank (WO2)
Only for the named junior rank, in an authorised QDG Mess pattern and with regimental permission.
Dress rule
When applicableGoldings listing
Listed separatelyRank carrier
- Authorised rank carrier for the wearer and garment
The rank carrier depends on the wearer and authorised garment construction under the cited rule.
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
- Authorised regimental or corps buttons
The cited dress rule prescribes authorised regimental or corps buttons without a separate Goldings product row.
Dress rule
When applicableGoldings listing
Not separately listedSword
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 NCO 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
- Authorised shoulder cords, chains or details
Shoulder cords, chains or other details depend on the authorised local pattern.
Dress rule
When applicableGoldings listing
Not separately listedBraces or trouser support
- Braces
Supplied as a separately displayed Goldings product.
Dress rule
When applicableGoldings listing
Listed separatelySpurs
- Long Swan-Neck Box Spurs
Swan-neck box spurs with overalls and compatible boxed boots; not with mounted pantaloons/butcher boots.
Dress rule
When applicableGoldings listing
Listed separatelyMedals 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.
Footwear
Black Leather George Boots
Required · Supplied as a separately displayed Goldings product.
Footwear
Long Swan-Neck Box Spurs
Conditional · Swan-neck box spurs with overalls and compatible boxed boots; not with mounted pantaloons/butcher boots.
Rank
1st The Queen's Dragoon Guards Regimental Sergeant Major Rank (RSM)
Required · Supplied through the displayed Goldings product options.
Rank
QDG Regimental Quartermaster Sergeant Rank (RQMS)
Required · Supplied through the displayed Goldings product options.
Rank
1st The Queen's Dragoon Guards Warrant Officer Class 2 Rank (WO2)
Required · Supplied through the displayed Goldings product options.
Rank
1st The Queen's Dragoon Guards Staff Sergeant Rank (S/Sgt)
Required · Supplied through the displayed Goldings product options.
Rank
1st The Queen's Dragoon Guards Sergeant Rank (Sgt)
Required · Supplied through the displayed Goldings product options.
Rank
1st The Queen's Dragoon Guards Corporal Rank (Cpl)
Conditional · Only for the named junior rank, in an authorised QDG Mess pattern and with regimental permission.
Rank
1st The Queen's Dragoon Guards Lance Corporal Rank (LCpl)
Conditional · Only for the named junior rank, in an authorised QDG Mess pattern and with regimental permission.
Shirts & Neckwear
Plain White Shirt
Required · 1st The Queen's Dragoon Guards other-ranks No. 10 Dress: plain white Mess shirt
Trousers, Skirts & Dresses
Braces
Conditional · Supplied as a separately displayed Goldings product.
Trousers, Skirts & Dresses
QDG Mess Dress Overalls
Required · QDG overalls with compatible boxed boots and spurs.