Irish Guards Mess Dress - Female
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
Female
Legwear options
Choose the existing skirt, dress or female-cut trouser outfit, or Guards Blue Dress Trousers / Guards Overalls. 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
- Guards Blue Overalls
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
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
- Women’s Black Court Shoes
Select the appropriate Wellington or George boot.
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
- 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
- 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
- Irish Guards Officer Mess Dress Collar Badges
Supplied as a separately displayed Goldings product.
Dress rule
When applicableGoldings listing
Listed separatelyButtons
Choose one authorised option
- Irish 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
- Irish Guards Officer 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
- 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
Irish Guards Officer Mess Dress Collar Badges
Conditional · Supplied as a separately displayed Goldings product.
Buttons
Irish 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
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
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. Matching outfit: Supplied as a separately displayed Goldings product.
Trousers, Skirts & Dresses
Guards Blue Overalls
Conditional · Optional trouser/overall outfit in place of the skirt or dress outfit; retain the matching pattern, rank, appointment and wearing conditions. Matching outfit: Only officers entitled to wear overalls; alternative to trousers.
Trousers, Skirts & Dresses
Long Mess Dress Skirt
Required · Supplied as a separately displayed Goldings product.