Description
Irish Guards No. 1 Dress is the dark blue ceremonial dress worn by officers for parades, inspections, state occasions and other formal military duties. It comprises the dark blue barathea jacket with regimental buttons in fours and blue trousers or overalls with the scarlet stripe, cut and fitted to the wearer with rank detail and accoutrements applied to the authorised pattern.
Worn non-ceremonially in London, the same jacket with plain sewn-in shoulder straps is termed the Blue Jumper, with badges of rank embroidered in gold.
Specification
Gender
Male
Gender
Male
When worn
Ceremonial parades, inspections, state occasions and other formal duties where No. 1 Dress is ordered.
No. 1 Dress — ceremonial
Indigo serge jacket with a 2" stand collar, without collar badges.
Gilt regimental buttons grouped in fours down the front — eight 30-ligne buttons in two groups of four — with 22-ligne buttons on the top pockets.
Four-button cuffs — the Irish Guards arrangement.
Shoulder straps in indigo barathea with badges of rank; panel back with two 6" side vents worn by captains and above.
2" cloth belt with a single-prong buckle; blue overalls or trousers with the 1⅞" scarlet stripe.
No. 1 Dress London — non-ceremonial
The Blue Jumper: an indigo serge No. 1 Dress jacket with plain shoulder straps sewn into the seam and badges of rank embroidered in gold. Worn by officers not required to wear No. 1 Dress Ceremonial.
Headwear
Blue forage cap with black mohair band, embroidered peak and the regimental cap badge — the Star of the Order of St Patrick in silver plate.
Sword and gloves
Sword with steel scabbard worn where required, with white cotton gloves.
Sash
Crimson silk waist sash.
Footwear
Wellington or George boots, with spur boxes and swan-neck spurs for mounted officers.
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
- Irish Guards No. 1 Blues Jumpers
The owner excludes separate jacket/upper-garment cards; retain this garment as a supplied uniform source component.
Dress rule
RequiredGoldings listing
Not separately listedTrousers, 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
ADR 02.211 excludes this Household Division pattern and the controlling local No. 1 Dress table specifies no separate shirt article. No speculative WordPress shirt is published.
Dress rule
Not wornGoldings listing
Not applicableTie, bow tie or collar
- Authorised No. 1 neck treatment
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 listedShoes or boots
Choose one authorised option
- Black Leather George Boots
- Leather Wellington Boots
Wellington for mounted officers; Wellington or George for other officers.
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
- White Cotton Gloves
White cotton gloves with No. 1 Dress.
Dress rule
When applicableGoldings listing
Listed separatelyHeaddress
- Irish Guards No. 1 Forage Cap
Supplied as a separately displayed Goldings product.
Dress rule
RequiredGoldings listing
Listed separatelyRank
Select the authorised insignia for the wearer’s rank
- Silver Embroidered St Patrick Stars
- 30 mm Silver Embroidered Crowns — Crimson Cap (King’s)
For the rank worn, including acting or temporary rank; silver embroidery for ceremonial No. 1 Dress. Ceremonial No. 1 Dress only, for a crown-bearing officer rank: silver embroidery in the nominated 30 × 30 mm King’s pattern. Any separately supported gold blue-jumper arrangement remains a different configuration.
Dress rule
When applicableGoldings listing
Listed separatelyRank carrier
- Ceremonial Shoulder Straps
Specified by the dress evidence but not separately listed as a Goldings product for this uniform.
Dress rule
When applicableGoldings listing
Not separately listedBadges and insignia
- Irish Guards Large Forage-Cap Badge – Officers and Warrant Officer Class 1
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
- Irish Guards 22 Ligne Buttons
- Irish Guards 30 Ligne Button
Only with the selected regimental forage cap; for male Mess, outdoors when ordered.
Dress rule
When applicableGoldings listing
Listed separatelySword
- Foot Guards Officer Sword and Scabbard
Supplied as a separately displayed Goldings product.
Dress rule
When applicableGoldings listing
Listed separatelyScabbard
- Foot Guards Officer Sword and Scabbard
Supplied as a separately displayed Goldings product.
Dress rule
When applicableGoldings listing
Listed separatelySword knot
- Sword knot appropriate to the authorised sword and 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 listedSword belt, slings or frog
- Authorised sword belt, slings or frog
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 listedWaistcoat or cummerbund
Not part of the standard composition for this role and order of dress.
Dress rule
Not wornGoldings listing
Not applicableBelt or sash
- Authorised belt or sash for the wearer and 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 listedShoulder 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
- Brass Swan-Neck Spurs
Only entitled mounted officers, with the prescribed boots and overalls; not with trousers.
Dress rule
When applicableGoldings listing
Listed separatelyMedals and decorations
- Full-Size Crimson-Backed Court-Mounted 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.
Dress rule
When applicableGoldings listing
Listed separatelyDress-specific accessories
- Plain Forage-Cap Chinstrap
The dress evidence is retained. Items outside the approved Goldings stock range remain source components; any remaining public products in this slot are listed separately.
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 Large Forage-Cap Badge – Officers and Warrant Officer Class 1
Conditional · Only with the matching selected regimental cap and the named rank or appointment; in male Mess, outdoors when ordered.
Buttons
Irish Guards 22 Ligne Buttons
Required · Conditional · Supplied as a separately displayed Goldings product. · Only with the selected regimental forage cap; for male Mess, outdoors when ordered.
Buttons
Irish Guards 30 Ligne Button
Required · Supplied as a separately displayed Goldings product.
Footwear
Black Leather George Boots
Conditional · For mounted officers, Wellington boots with spur boxes. Other officers may choose Wellington or George boots; choose one boot pattern.
Footwear
Brass Swan-Neck Spurs
Conditional · Only entitled mounted officers, with the prescribed boots and overalls; not with trousers.
Footwear
Leather Wellington Boots
Conditional · For mounted officers, Wellington boots with spur boxes. Other officers may choose Wellington or George boots; choose one boot pattern.
Gloves
White Cotton Gloves
Conditional · White cotton gloves with No. 1 Dress.
Hats
Irish Guards No. 1 Forage Cap
Required · Supplied as a separately displayed Goldings product.
Rank
30 mm Silver Embroidered Crowns — Crimson Cap (King’s)
Conditional · Ceremonial No. 1 Dress only, for a crown-bearing officer rank: silver embroidery in the nominated 30 × 30 mm King’s pattern. Any separately supported gold blue-jumper arrangement remains a different configuration.
Rank
Silver Embroidered St Patrick Stars
Conditional · For the rank worn, including acting or temporary rank; silver embroidery for ceremonial No. 1 Dress.
Shoulder Details
No. 3 Staff Aiguillettes
Choose one · Conditional · Only established HQ Household Division or PS12(A) appointments and the Academy Adjutant RMAS; College Adjutants excluded.
Swords & Belts
Foot Guards Officer Sword and Scabbard
Conditional · When the sword is ordered or authorised for the occasion.
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.