Mess Dress - Male

Adjutant General's Corps Mess Dress - Male

AGC officer Mess Dress with gold-on-blue 5/8-inch main rank, stand-collar shirt and bib; GSPS uses black rank, miniature collars and its own footwear. Antecedent branch collars require authority.

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Description

Specification

Gender

Male

Pattern

AGC officer Mess Dress with gold-on-blue 5/8-inch main rank, stand-collar shirt and bib; GSPS uses black rank, miniature collars and its own footwear. Antecedent branch collars require authority.

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 Overalls Complete

Included in the WordPress uniform parent: The Adjutant General's Corps Mess Kit Jacket, Vest and Overalls Complete.

Dress rule

Required

Goldings listing

Not separately listed

Trousers, overalls, skirt or equivalent

  • Mess Dress Trousers

Supplied as a separately displayed Goldings product.

Dress rule

Required

Goldings listing

Listed separately

Shirt

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 applicable

Goldings listing

Listed separately

Tie, 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 applicable

Goldings listing

Not separately listed

Shoes or boots

Choose one authorised option

  • Black Leather George Boots
  • Leather Wellington Boots

Restrict Mess Highland footwear to GSPS WO/SNCO pattern and remove officer boot substitutions; correct all General Service Personnel Staff labels to Gurkha Staff and Personnel Support.

Dress rule

Required

Goldings listing

Listed separately

Socks, 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 applicable

Goldings listing

Not separately listed

Gloves

Not part of the standard composition for this role and order of dress.

Dress rule

Not worn

Goldings listing

Not applicable

Headdress

  • Adjutant General's Corps Male No. 1 Forage Cap
  • ALS Forage Cap
  • ETS Minerva-Blue Side Cap

ETS outdoors only. This side cap remains a source requirement only; it is outside the owner-selected Goldings stock range.

Dress rule

When applicable

Goldings listing

Some options listed

Rank

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 applicable

Goldings listing

Some options listed

Rank 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 applicable

Goldings listing

Not separately listed

Badges and insignia

Choose one authorised option

  • AGC Officer Plated Cap Badge
  • The Adjutant General's Corps RMP Collar Badges
  • The Adjutant General's Corps ETS Collar Badges
  • AGC Small Silver Lion of England Collar Badges
  • Miniature GSPS 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 applicable

Goldings listing

Some options listed

Buttons

Choose one authorised option

  • Adjutant General’s Corps 22 Ligne Cap Button
  • AGC 22 Ligne Anodised Button

Supplied through the displayed Goldings product options.

Dress rule

When applicable

Goldings listing

Listed separately

Sword

Not part of the standard composition for this role and order of dress.

Dress rule

Not worn

Goldings listing

Not applicable

Scabbard

Not part of the standard composition for this role and order of dress.

Dress rule

Not worn

Goldings listing

Not applicable

Sword knot

Not part of the standard composition for this role and order of dress.

Dress rule

Not worn

Goldings listing

Not applicable

Sword belt, slings or frog

Not part of the standard composition for this role and order of dress.

Dress rule

Not worn

Goldings listing

Not applicable

Waistcoat or cummerbund

  • The Adjutant General's Corps Mess Kit Jacket, Vest and Overalls Complete

Included in the WordPress uniform parent: The Adjutant General's Corps Mess Kit Jacket, Vest and Overalls Complete.

Dress rule

When applicable

Goldings listing

Not separately listed

Belt or sash

Not part of the standard composition for this role and order of dress.

Dress rule

Not worn

Goldings listing

Not applicable

Shoulder 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 applicable

Goldings listing

Not separately listed

Braces or trouser support

  • Braces

Supplied as a separately displayed Goldings product.

Dress rule

When applicable

Goldings listing

Listed separately

Spurs

  • Short Swan-Neck Box Spurs

Field officers and all RMP officers; GSPS field rank or above. No spurs with trousers.

Dress rule

When applicable

Goldings listing

Listed separately

Medals 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 applicable

Goldings listing

Not separately listed

Lanyard 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 applicable

Goldings listing

Not separately listed

Dress-specific accessories

  • Additional authorised item for the occasion

Any additional accessory is controlled by the cited occasion or local dress rule.

Dress rule

When applicable

Goldings listing

Not separately listed

aiguillettes

  • No. 3 Staff Aiguillettes

Offer the same No.3 Staff pattern conditionally, only for an entitled ADC/Military Assistant/Flag Lieutenant appointment and official duty during that appointment; ordinary officer status alone confers no entitlement.

Dress rule

When applicable

Goldings listing

Listed separately

Related accoutrements

Complete
the uniform

Garments and accoutrements supplied to complete this order of dress.

AGC Officer Plated Cap Badge

Badges & Insignia

Adjutant General's Corps

AGC Officer Plated Cap Badge

Conditional · Supplied through the displayed Goldings product options.

Adjutant General’s Corps 22 Ligne Cap Button

Buttons

Adjutant General's Corps

Adjutant General’s Corps 22 Ligne Cap Button

Conditional · Only when headwear/goldings-hat-the-adjutant-generals-corps-no-1-hat is selected.

AGC 22 Ligne Anodised Button

Buttons

Adjutant General's Corps

AGC 22 Ligne Anodised Button

Conditional · standard AGC branch; select 22-ligne Mess

Black Leather George Boots

Footwear

Adjutant General's Corps

Black Leather George Boots

Choose one · Required · male pattern; alternative to Wellington boots

Leather Wellington Boots

Footwear

Adjutant General's Corps

Leather Wellington Boots

Choose one · male pattern; alternative to George boots

Short Swan-Neck Box Spurs

Footwear

Adjutant General's Corps

Short Swan-Neck Box Spurs

Conditional · Field officers and all RMP officers; GSPS field rank or above. No spurs with trousers.

Adjutant General's Corps Male No. 1 Forage Cap

Hats

Adjutant General's Corps

Adjutant General's Corps Male No. 1 Forage Cap

Conditional · Adjutant General's Corps Male No. 1 Forage Cap: No. 1 headdress is worn with No. 10 Dress only outdoors when ordered under ADR 02.220(a).

ALS Forage Cap

Hats

Adjutant General's Corps

ALS Forage Cap

Choose one · Gender: unisex. Wearers: all-ranks

5/8 Inch Gold Embroidered Crowns

Rank

Adjutant General's Corps

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.

5/8 Inch Gold Embroidered Stars

Rank

Adjutant General's Corps

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.

Collarless White Shirt

Shirts & Neckwear

Adjutant General's Corps

Collarless White Shirt

Choose one

No. 3 Staff Aiguillettes

Shoulder Details

Adjutant General's Corps

No. 3 Staff Aiguillettes

Conditional · Offer the same No.3 Staff pattern conditionally, only for an entitled ADC/Military Assistant/Flag Lieutenant appointment and official duty during that appointment; ordinary officer status alone confers no entitlement.

Braces

Trousers, Skirts & Dresses

Adjutant General's Corps

Braces

Conditional · Supplied as a separately displayed Goldings product.

Mess Dress Trousers

Trousers, Skirts & Dresses

Adjutant General's Corps

Mess Dress Trousers

Required