Mess Dress - Male — General Service Corps

General Service Corps Mess Dress - Male

A wearer-specific public composition assembled from the cited officer relationships.

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Description

A wearer-specific public composition assembled from the cited officer relationships.

Specification

Gender

Male

Composition

The cited composition relationships distinguish the officer components of this order of dress.

Commercial Boundary

Goldings’ WordPress catalogue records the customer-facing parent name “General Service Corps Mess Kit Jacket, Vest and Overalls 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

  • General Service Corps Mess Kit Jacket, Vest and Overalls Complete

Included in the WordPress uniform parent: General Service Corps Mess Kit Jacket, Vest and Overalls Complete.

Dress rule

Required

Goldings listing

Included

Trousers, overalls, skirt or equivalent

  • General Service Corps Blue Dress Trousers

Supplied as a separately displayed Goldings product.

Dress rule

Required

Goldings listing

Listed separately

Shirt

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 applicable

Goldings listing

Listed separately

Tie, bow tie or collar

  • Black Bow Tie
  • Stiff Wing Collar

Only with the selected stiff collarless shirt.

Dress rule

When applicable

Goldings listing

Listed separately

Shoes or boots

  • Leather Wellington Boots
  • Black Leather George Boots

George boot alternative in the permitted officer configuration.

Dress rule

When applicable

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

  • General Service Corps Blue Peaked Forage Cap
  • General Service Corps Officer Side Cap

Supplied through the displayed Goldings product options. 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

Male Officer Mess Dress uses only the 5/8-inch gold-embroidered crown and star articles on the Mess jacket, selected according to substantive rank; the female gown's 3/8-inch articles are excluded.

Dress rule

Required

Goldings listing

Listed separately

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

  • General Service Corps Cap Badge
  • General Service Corps Mess Dress Collar Badges

Supplied through the displayed Goldings product options.

Dress rule

When applicable

Goldings listing

Listed separately

Buttons

  • General Service Corps 22 Ligne Mounted Button
  • General Service Corps 30 Ligne Buttons

Supplied through the displayed Goldings product options.

Dress rule

Required

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

  • General Service Corps Mess Kit Jacket, Vest and Overalls Complete

Included in the WordPress uniform parent: General Service Corps Mess Kit Jacket, Vest and Overalls Complete.

Dress rule

When applicable

Goldings listing

Included

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

Spurs are not worn with the GSC Mess trouser configuration.

Dress rule

When applicable

Goldings listing

Not separately listed

Medals and decorations

  • Orders, decorations and medals as entitled

Orders, decorations and medals are selected by individual entitlement and the occasion.

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.

General Service Corps brass Royal Arms cap badge with King’s Crown

Badges & Insignia

General Service Corps Cap Badge

Conditional · Supplied through the displayed Goldings product options.

General Service Corps Mess Dress Collar Badges

Badges & Insignia

General Service Corps Mess Dress Collar Badges

Conditional · Supplied through the displayed Goldings product options.

General Service Corps 22 Ligne Mounted Button

Buttons

General Service Corps 22 Ligne Mounted Button

Required · Supplied as a separately displayed Goldings product.

General Service Corps 30 Ligne Buttons

Buttons

General Service Corps 30 Ligne Buttons

Required · Supplied as a separately displayed Goldings product.

Black Leather George Boots

Footwear

Black Leather George Boots

Choose one · Conditional · George boot alternative in the permitted officer configuration.

Leather Wellington Boots

Footwear

Leather Wellington Boots

Required · Supplied as a separately displayed Goldings product.

General Service Corps Blue Peaked Forage Cap

Hats

General Service Corps Blue Peaked Forage Cap

Conditional · Supplied through the displayed Goldings product options.

5/8 Inch Gold Embroidered Crowns

Rank

5/8 Inch Gold Embroidered Crowns

Conditional · Male Mess jacket: 5/8-inch gold-embroidered crown where required by rank

5/8 Inch Gold Embroidered Stars

Rank

5/8 Inch Gold Embroidered Stars

Conditional · Male Mess jacket: 5/8-inch gold-embroidered stars according to rank

Black Bow Tie

Shirts & Neckwear

Black Bow Tie

Required · Supplied through the displayed Goldings product options.

Marcella Shirt

Shirts & Neckwear

Marcella Shirt

Conditional · Non-ceremonial No. 10 Dress when a bow tie is worn: white Marcella Dress Shirt

Stiff Wing Collar

Shirts & Neckwear

Stiff Wing Collar

Conditional · Only with the selected stiff collarless shirt.

Stiff-Fronted Wing Collar Shirt

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

No. 3 Staff Aiguillettes

Shoulder Details

No. 3 Staff Aiguillettes

Choose one · 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

Braces

Conditional · Supplied as a separately displayed Goldings product.

General Service Corps Blue Dress Trousers

Trousers, Skirts & Dresses

General Service Corps Blue Dress Trousers

Required · Supplied as a separately displayed Goldings product.