Royal Air Force Mess Dress - Female
RAF female Mess Dress for Warrant Officers and SNCOs: plain unpleated grey cummerbund, right-arm appointment rank, and Gibson/trouser or court/skirt pairing; retain the twelve-inch skirt slit.
Description
Specification
Gender
Female
Pattern
RAF female Mess Dress for Warrant Officers and SNCOs: plain unpleated grey cummerbund, right-arm appointment rank, and Gibson/trouser or court/skirt pairing; retain the twelve-inch skirt slit.
Legwear options
Choose the existing skirt, dress or female-cut trouser outfit, or Mess 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.
Related accoutrements
Complete
the uniform
Garments and accoutrements supplied to complete this order of dress.
Badges & Insignia
No. 5 Wings
Conditional · For personnel entitled to flying or aircrew insignia; half-size gold-embroidered wings in the No. 5 Mess Dress pattern.
Badges & Insignia
Other-Rank Service Cap Badge
Conditional · With the SNCO No. 1 hat; not a Warrant Officer badge.
Buttons
No. 5 NCO 30 Ligne Front Buttons
Required
Buttons
Royal Air Force Anodised Buttons (22 Ligne)
Required
Footwear
Women’s Black Court Shoes
Choose one · Female court shoe with skirt in the prescribed evening order.
Footwear
Women’s Black Gibson Service Shoes
Choose one · Female Gibson shoes with trousers; court shoes with skirts.
Hats
Female Warrant Officer Service Dress Hat
Conditional · Warrant Officers only; Mess outdoor/occasion headwear.
Shirts & Neckwear
Black Bow Tie
Required
Shirts & Neckwear
Marcella Shirt
Required
Trousers, Skirts & Dresses
Mess Skirt
Choose one
Trousers, Skirts & Dresses
Mess Trousers
Choose one · Conditional · Optional trouser/overall outfit in place of the skirt or dress outfit; retain the matching pattern, rank, appointment and wearing conditions.
Waistcoats
Slate Grey Plain Mess Cummerbund - Female
Conditional · Prescribed plain unpleated slate-grey female cummerbund.