Grenadier Guards Mess Dress - Female
Other-ranks mess dress for Lance Sergeants and above combines the forage cap, scarlet jacket, dark-blue waistcoat, white shirt, black bow tie and No. 1 trousers.
Description
Other-ranks mess dress for Lance Sergeants and above combines the forage cap, scarlet jacket, dark-blue waistcoat, white shirt, black bow tie and No. 1 trousers.
Specification
Gender
Female
Legwear options
Choose the existing skirt, dress or female-cut trouser outfit, or Guards Blue 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
- Mess Jacket
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
Choose one authorised option
- Long Mess Dress Skirt
- Foot Guards Blue 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
- Plain White Shirt
No exact local construction displaces the Army senior-NCO white-cotton rule. Officer Marcella and stiff-shirt products are not inherited into this NCO composition.
Dress rule
RequiredGoldings listing
Listed separatelyTie, bow tie or collar
- Black Bow Tie
Supplied as a separately displayed Goldings product.
Dress rule
RequiredGoldings listing
Listed separatelyShoes or boots
- Women’s Black Court Shoes
Supplied as a separately displayed Goldings product.
Dress rule
RequiredGoldings 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
- Grenadier Guards Colour Sergeant Rank (CSgt)
- Grenadier Guards Warrant Officer Class 2 Rank (WO2)
- Grenadier Guards Sergeant and Lance Sergeant Rank Badge (Other-Ranks)
- Grenadier Guards Sergeant Major Rank Badge (Other-Ranks)
For the named rank or appointment worn, including acting or temporary rank; use the prescribed dark-blue Mess backing in Mess Dress.
Dress rule
When applicableGoldings listing
Listed separatelyRank carrier
- Authorised rank carrier for the wearer and garment
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 listedBadges and insignia
- Grenadier Guards NCO Mess Dress Collar Badges
Supplied as a separately displayed Goldings product.
Dress rule
When applicableGoldings listing
Listed separatelyButtons
Choose one authorised option
- Grenadier 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
- Grenadier Guards NCO Dark-Blue Mess Waistcoat
Supplied as a separately displayed Goldings product. 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
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
- 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
- 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
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
Grenadier Guards NCO Mess Dress Collar Badges
Conditional · Supplied as a separately displayed Goldings product.
Buttons
Grenadier 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
Women’s Black Court Shoes
Required
Rank
Grenadier Guards Warrant Officer Class 2 Rank (WO2)
Conditional · For the named rank or appointment worn, including acting or temporary rank; use the prescribed dark-blue Mess backing in Mess Dress.
Rank
Grenadier Guards Colour Sergeant Rank (CSgt)
Conditional · For the named rank or appointment worn, including acting or temporary rank; use the prescribed dark-blue Mess backing in Mess Dress.
Rank
Grenadier Guards Sergeant and Lance Sergeant Rank Badge (Other-Ranks)
Conditional · For the named rank or appointment worn, including acting or temporary rank; use the prescribed dark-blue Mess backing in Mess Dress.
Rank
Grenadier Guards Sergeant Major Rank Badge (Other-Ranks)
Conditional · For the named rank or appointment worn, including acting or temporary rank; use the prescribed dark-blue Mess backing in Mess Dress.
Shirts & Neckwear
Black Bow Tie
Required · Supplied as a separately displayed Goldings product.
Shirts & Neckwear
Plain White Shirt
Required · No. 10 Dress for warrant officers and senior NCOs: white cotton shirt; an optional wing collar may be selected when a bow tie is worn
Trousers, Skirts & Dresses
Foot Guards Blue Dress Trousers
Conditional · Optional trouser/overall outfit in place of the skirt or dress outfit; retain the matching pattern, rank, appointment and wearing conditions.
Trousers, Skirts & Dresses
Long Mess Dress Skirt
Required · Supplied as a separately displayed Goldings product.