Coldstream Guards Mess Dress - Male
Temperate mess dress combines the scarlet jacket, white shirt and black bow tie, dark-blue buttoned vest, striped netherwear and miniatures.
Description
Temperate mess dress combines the scarlet jacket, white shirt and black bow tie, dark-blue buttoned vest, striped netherwear and miniatures.
Specification
Gender
Male
Entitlement
No. 10 Mess Dress – Officers is authorised for the stated wearers.
Commercial Boundary
Goldings’ WordPress catalogue records the customer-facing parent name “Coldstream Guards Jacket, Vest and Trousers Complete”.
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
- Coldstream Guards Jacket, Vest and Trousers Complete
Included in the WordPress uniform parent: Coldstream Guards Jacket, Vest and Trousers Complete.
Dress rule
RequiredGoldings listing
IncludedTrousers, overalls, skirt or equivalent
Choose one authorised option
- Foot Guards Blue Dress Trousers
- Guards Blue Overalls
Only officers entitled to wear overalls; alternative to trousers.
Dress rule
When applicableGoldings listing
Listed separatelyShirt
Use the authorised combination for the selected dress variant
- Stiff-Fronted Wing Collar Shirt
- Marcella Shirt
ADR 02.220 prescribes both stocked officer shirt constructions for different occasions. They remain separate related products with mutually exclusive occasion conditions, rather than two shirts required at once.
Dress rule
When applicableGoldings listing
Listed separatelyTie, bow tie or collar
- Black Bow Tie
- Stiff Wing Collar
Only with the stiff collarless shirt for Full Ceremonial and Ceremonial Evening.
Dress rule
When applicableGoldings listing
Listed separatelyShoes or boots
Choose one authorised option
- Black Leather George Boots
- Leather Wellington Boots
Select the appropriate Wellington or George boot.
Dress rule
When applicableGoldings 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
- Coldstream Guards No. 1 Forage Cap
Outdoors when ordered.
Dress rule
When applicableGoldings listing
Listed separatelyRank
Select the authorised insignia for the wearer’s rank
- Mess Dress
Officer Mess Dress rank is formed by the jacket cuff-cord construction: three rows for field officers, two for captains and one for subalterns. It is not a detachable crown or star product.
Dress rule
RequiredGoldings listing
IncludedRank carrier
The officer Mess jacket expressly has no shoulder straps; cuff cord is integral to the jacket rather than mounted on a rank carrier.
Dress rule
Not wornGoldings listing
Not applicableBadges and insignia
- Coldstream Guards Officer Mess Dress Collar Badges
- Coldstream Guards Large Forage-Cap Badge – Officers
Only with the matching selected regimental cap and the named rank or appointment; in male Mess, outdoors when ordered.
Dress rule
When applicableGoldings listing
Listed separatelyButtons
Choose one authorised option
- Coldstream Guards 22 Ligne Buttons
Choose the matching vest button and fastening; distinct garment positions remain required.
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
- Coldstream Guards Officer Dark-Blue Mess Waistcoat
Officer Mess vest. Waistcoat retained as a uniform source specification; public sale listing withheld because no standalone WordPress product matches.
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
The cited local dress schedule governs this contingent component category, but it does not identify a separate Goldings product or a safe atomic source article.
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
- Authorised spurs for an entitled wearer
Spurs apply only to an entitled wearer with compatible overalls or mounted footwear.
Dress rule
When applicableGoldings listing
Not separately listedMedals and decorations
- Court-Mounted Miniature 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
- No. 3 Staff Aiguillettes
Only established HQ Household Division or PS12(A) appointments and the Academy Adjutant RMAS; College Adjutants excluded. In Mess, only Full Ceremonial and Ceremonial Evening.
Dress rule
When applicableGoldings listing
Listed separatelyDress-specific accessories
- Additional authorised item for the occasion
The cited local dress schedule governs this contingent component category, but it does not identify a separate Goldings product or a safe atomic source article.
Dress rule
When applicableGoldings listing
Not separately listedRelated accoutrements
Complete
the uniform
Garments and accoutrements supplied to complete this order of dress.
Badges & Insignia
Coldstream Guards Large Forage-Cap Badge – Officers
Conditional · Only with the matching selected regimental cap and the named rank or appointment; in male Mess, outdoors when ordered.
Badges & Insignia
Coldstream Guards Officer Mess Dress Collar Badges
Conditional · Supplied through the displayed Goldings product options.
Buttons
Coldstream Guards 22 Ligne Buttons
Conditional · Select the 22-ligne button and fastening matching the ordered vest; mounted fitting for the officer vest. Select one compatible button, not duplicate purchases.
Footwear
Black Leather George Boots
Conditional · For officers in the appropriate trouser or overall configuration: Wellington or George boots; spur boxes for mounted officers. Do not wear spurs with Mess trousers.
Footwear
Leather Wellington Boots
Conditional · For officers in the appropriate trouser or overall configuration: Wellington or George boots; spur boxes for mounted officers. Do not wear spurs with Mess trousers.
Hats
Coldstream Guards No. 1 Forage Cap
Conditional · Outdoors when ordered.
Shirts & Neckwear
Black Bow Tie
Required · Supplied through the displayed Goldings product options.
Shirts & Neckwear
Marcella Shirt
Conditional · Non-ceremonial No. 10 Dress when a bow tie is worn: white Marcella Dress Shirt
Shirts & Neckwear
Stiff Wing Collar
Conditional · Only with the stiff collarless shirt for Full Ceremonial and Ceremonial Evening.
Shirts & Neckwear
Stiff-Fronted Wing Collar Shirt
Conditional · Full Ceremonial Evening, white-tie, or otherwise ordered Ceremonial Evening No. 10 Dress: Evening Stiff Shirt with wing collar
Shoulder Details
No. 3 Staff Aiguillettes
Conditional · Only established HQ Household Division or PS12(A) appointments and the Academy Adjutant RMAS; College Adjutants excluded. In Mess, only Full Ceremonial and Ceremonial Evening.
Trousers, Skirts & Dresses
Braces
Conditional · Supplied as a separately displayed Goldings product.
Trousers, Skirts & Dresses
Foot Guards Blue Dress Trousers
Required · Supplied as a separately displayed Goldings product.
Trousers, Skirts & Dresses
Guards Blue Overalls
Conditional · Only officers entitled to wear overalls; alternative to trousers.