Royal Air Force Mess Dress - Female
RAF female officer Mess Dress with Gibson shoes and trousers or court shoes and skirt; preserve entitled female aiguillettes and the separate No. 5A white ensemble.
Composition
Description
Specification
Gender
Female
Pattern
RAF female officer Mess Dress with Gibson shoes and trousers or court shoes and skirt; preserve entitled female aiguillettes and the separate No. 5A white ensemble.
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
Service Cap Badge
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 Officer Service Dress Hat
Conditional · Required · officers; outdoors only where the order table specifies headwear
Rank
Marshal of the Royal Air Force Gold Rank Lace
Choose one · Marshal of the Royal Air Force
Rank
Air Chief Marshal Gold Rank Lace
Choose one · Air Chief Marshal
Rank
Air Marshal Gold Rank Lace
Choose one · Air Marshal
Rank
Air Vice-Marshal Gold Rank Lace
Choose one · Air Vice-Marshal
Rank
Air Commodore Gold Rank Lace
Choose one · Air Commodore
Rank
Group Captain Gold Rank Lace
Choose one · Group Captain
Rank
Wing Commander Gold Rank Lace
Choose one · Wing Commander
Rank
Squadron Leader Gold Rank Lace
Choose one · Squadron Leader
Rank
Flight Lieutenant Gold Rank Lace
Choose one · Flight Lieutenant
Rank
Flying Officer Gold Rank Lace
Choose one · Flying Officer
Rank
Pilot Officer Gold Rank Lace
Choose one · Pilot Officer
Shirts & Neckwear
Black Bow Tie
Required
Shirts & Neckwear
Marcella Shirt
Required
Shirts & Neckwear
Plain White Shirt
Required
Shirts & Neckwear
White Bow Tie
Required
Shoulder Details
Royal Air Force Aiguillettes
Conditional · Only eligible appointments; miniature Type 2a or 7a with the prescribed shoulder and tags. · Only the appointment entitled under Annex 9A/B and occasion under 0905; select exact type, shoulder and tag.
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. · Gender: unisex. Wearers: all-ranks
Waistcoats
Slate Grey Plain Mess Cummerbund - Female
Required