Adjutant General's Corps Mess Dress - Female
Female AGC officer Mess Dress with gold-braid teat-stud bib and 5/8-inch gold-on-blue main rank, full skirt and no headwear; GSPS black-rank and miniature-collar variants remain separate.
Description
Specification
Gender
Female
Pattern
Female AGC officer Mess Dress with gold-braid teat-stud bib and 5/8-inch gold-on-blue main rank, full skirt and no headwear; GSPS black-rank and miniature-collar variants remain separate.
Legwear options
Choose the existing skirt, dress or female-cut trouser outfit, or Mess Dress Trousers. 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
- The Adjutant General's Corps Mess Kit Jacket Vest and Skirt
Included in the WordPress uniform parent: The Adjutant General's Corps Mess Kit Jacket Vest and Skirt.
Dress rule
RequiredGoldings listing
Not separately listedTrousers, overalls, skirt or equivalent
Choose one authorised option
- Long Mess Dress Skirt
- Mess Dress Trousers
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
Choose one authorised option
- Collarless White Shirt
Main AGC shirt construction only, selected for the wearer and garment. The physically different GSPS shirt remains a separate internal specification; neither construction is merged into WordPress 69820 without construction proof.
Dress rule
When applicableGoldings listing
Listed separatelyTie, bow tie or collar
Remove general stiff-wing-collar links from current AGC/GSPS Mess outfits; any approved antecedent pattern retains its own separate conditions.
Dress rule
When applicableGoldings listing
Not separately listedShoes or boots
Choose one authorised option
- Women’s Black Court Shoes
- Women’s Navy-Blue Evening Court Shoes
Select this navy-blue evening shoes option only where prescribed for the outfit and occasion; alternative to the other shoe form/colour, not an additional pair required.
Dress rule
When applicableGoldings 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
- 5/8 Inch Gold Embroidered Crowns
- 5/8 Inch Gold Embroidered Stars
- 5/8 Inch GSPS Black Tudor Crowns
- 5/8 Inch GSPS Black Bath Stars
Main AGC only: gold-on-blue 5/8-inch rank according to substantive rank; GSPS uses black metal rank.
Dress rule
When applicableGoldings listing
Some options listedRank 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
Choose one authorised option
- Miniature GSPS Collar Badges
- The Adjutant General's Corps RMP Collar Badges
- AGC Small Silver Lion of England Collar Badges
- The Adjutant General's Corps ETS Collar Badges
RMP serviceable antecedent kit only with Branch Director authority; not the standard current AGC Mess collar. Preserve WO1 officer-pattern permission where applicable. Source badge requirement retained; unconfirmed or physically mismatched sale mapping withdrawn.
Dress rule
When applicableGoldings listing
Not separately listedButtons
Choose one authorised option
- AGC 22 Ligne Anodised Button
Supplied through the displayed Goldings product options.
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
- Dark-Blue Mess Vest or Bib (Gold-braid)
Female officer gold-braid bib with teat studs.
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
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
- Miniature Court-Mounted Medals
Specified by the dress evidence but not separately listed as a Goldings product for this uniform.
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.
Buttons
AGC 22 Ligne Anodised Button
Conditional · standard AGC branch; select 22-ligne Mess
Footwear
Women’s Black Court Shoes
Conditional · Select this black evening shoes option only where prescribed for the outfit and occasion; alternative to the other shoe form/colour, not an additional pair required.
Footwear
Women’s Navy-Blue Evening Court Shoes
Conditional · Select this navy-blue evening shoes option only where prescribed for the outfit and occasion; alternative to the other shoe form/colour, not an additional pair required.
Rank
5/8 Inch Gold Embroidered Crowns
Conditional · Main AGC only: gold-on-blue 5/8-inch rank according to substantive rank; GSPS uses black metal rank.
Rank
5/8 Inch Gold Embroidered Stars
Conditional · Main AGC only: gold-on-blue 5/8-inch rank according to substantive rank; GSPS uses black metal rank.
Shirts & Neckwear
Collarless White Shirt
Choose one
Trousers, Skirts & Dresses
Long Mess Dress Skirt
Required
Trousers, Skirts & Dresses
Mess Dress Trousers
Conditional · Optional trouser/overall outfit in place of the skirt or dress outfit; retain the matching pattern, rank, appointment and wearing conditions.