Honourable Artillery Company Mess Dress - Female
HAC NCO Mess Dress, selected by rank, appointment and branch.
Description
Specification
Gender
Female
Shoulders and rank
Rounded indigo cloth epaulettes with 22 ligne shoulder buttons; arm rank appropriate to the wearer. Infantry Colour Sergeant/CQMS and Artillery Staff Sergeant remain distinct.
Garments
Preserve Sergeant-and-above cuff distinctions and the supported junior-rank stock choices, with appropriate male or female lower garments.
Collar
SNCO Mess collar badge selected by the actual branch device, finish and ground.
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
- Honourable Artillery Company Mess Jacket, Vest & Skirt
Included in the WordPress uniform parent: Honourable Artillery Company Mess Jacket, Vest & Skirt.
Dress rule
RequiredGoldings listing
IncludedTrousers, 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
- 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
- Authorised Mess Dress neck treatment where prescribed
The neck treatment is controlled by the cited order and local pattern; no separate Goldings product is asserted.
Dress rule
When applicableGoldings listing
Not separately listedShoes 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
- Honourable Artillery Company Corporal Rank (Cpl)
- Honourable Artillery Company Lance Corporal Rank (LCpl)
- Honourable Artillery Company Regimental Quartermaster Sergeant (RQMS)
- Honourable Artillery Company Regimental Sergeant Major (RSM)
- Honourable Artillery Company Sergeant Rank (Sgt)
- Honourable Artillery Company Staff Sergeant Rank (S/Sgt)
- Honourable Artillery Company Warrant Officer Class 2 Rank (WO2)
- HAC Infantry Colour Sergeant / CQMS Rank
Infantry Colour Sergeant or CQMS appointment only, with its actual badge; not a generic Staff Sergeant replacement.
Dress rule
When applicableGoldings listing
Listed separatelyRank carrier
NCO Mess uses rounded indigo cloth epaulettes and arm rank; gold cord is not established.
Dress rule
When applicableGoldings listing
Not separately listedBadges and insignia
- Honourable Artillery Company SNCO Mess Dress Collar Badges
Matching Mess collar badge for the named officer or SNCO rank and Infantry or Artillery branch.
Dress rule
When applicableGoldings listing
Listed separatelyButtons
- Honourable Artillery Company 22 Ligne Anodised Button
Supplied as a separately displayed Goldings product.
Dress rule
RequiredGoldings 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
- Honourable Artillery Company Mess Jacket, Vest & Skirt
Included in the WordPress uniform parent: Honourable Artillery Company Mess Jacket, Vest & Skirt.
Dress rule
When applicableGoldings listing
IncludedBelt 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
- HAC NCO Rounded Indigo Cloth Epaulettes
Rounded indigo cloth shoulder construction with 22 ligne button; rank worn on the arm.
Dress rule
RequiredGoldings 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
- Orders, decorations and medals as entitled
Orders, decorations and medals are selected by individual entitlement and the occasion.
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.
Badges & Insignia
Honourable Artillery Company SNCO Mess Dress Collar Badges
Conditional · Matching Mess collar badge for the named officer or SNCO rank and Infantry or Artillery branch.
Buttons
Honourable Artillery Company 22 Ligne Anodised Button
Required · Supplied as a separately displayed Goldings product.
Footwear
Women’s Black Court Shoes
Required · Supplied as a separately displayed Goldings product.
Rank
Honourable Artillery Company Regimental Sergeant Major (RSM)
Conditional · When the substantive rank is Warrant Officer Class 1 (WO1) and the appointment is Regimental Sergeant Major.
Rank
Honourable Artillery Company Regimental Quartermaster Sergeant (RQMS)
Conditional · When the substantive rank is Warrant Officer Class 2 (WO2) and the appointment is Regimental Quartermaster Sergeant.
Rank
Honourable Artillery Company Warrant Officer Class 2 Rank (WO2)
Conditional · When the substantive rank is Warrant Officer Class 2 (WO2) and the appointment is not Regimental Quartermaster Sergeant.
Rank
HAC Infantry Colour Sergeant / CQMS Rank
Conditional · Infantry Colour Sergeant or CQMS appointment only, with its actual badge; not a generic Staff Sergeant replacement.
Rank
Honourable Artillery Company Staff Sergeant Rank (S/Sgt)
Conditional · Appropriate Artillery Staff Sergeant appointment only; Infantry Colour Sergeant/CQMS is a distinct badge configuration.
Rank
Honourable Artillery Company Sergeant Rank (Sgt)
Conditional · When the substantive rank is Sergeant (OR-6).
Rank
Honourable Artillery Company Corporal Rank (Cpl)
Conditional · When the substantive rank is Corporal (OR-4).
Rank
Honourable Artillery Company Lance Corporal Rank (LCpl)
Conditional · When the substantive rank is Lance Corporal (OR-3).
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
Long Mess Dress Skirt
Required · Supplied as a separately displayed Goldings product.
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. Matching outfit: Use the supplier pattern for its established male officer or NCO scope; cloth, cut and stripe are selected by branch and rank.