Royal Air Force Warm-weather Mess Dress - Female
RAF female No. 8 Mess Dress with explicit lightweight Mess skirt, court shoes, small black bow and half-width rank boards; No. 1 hat for the prescribed occasion.
Description
Specification
Gender
Female
Pattern
RAF female No. 8 Mess Dress with explicit lightweight Mess skirt, court shoes, small black bow and half-width rank boards; No. 1 hat for the prescribed occasion.
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
Service Cap Badge
Conditional · With the female officer No. 1 hat.
Footwear
Women’s Black Court Shoes
Choose one · Female court shoe with skirt in the prescribed evening order.
Hats
Female Officer Service Dress Hat
Conditional · Female officer No. 1 hat; Mess headwear outdoors or for the prescribed occasion.
Shirts & Neckwear
Black Bow Tie
Required
Shirts & Neckwear
Marcella Shirt
Required
Shirts & Neckwear
Small Black Bow Tie
Conditional · Small female No. 8 black bow.
Shoulder Details
Royal Air Force Aiguillettes
Conditional · Only the appointment entitled under Annex 9A/B and occasion under 0905; select exact type, shoulder and tag.
Trousers, Skirts & Dresses
Mess Skirt
Conditional · Explicit lightweight female No. 8 skirt configuration, with the prescribed court shoe.
Trousers, Skirts & Dresses
Mess Trousers
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
Required