Mess Dress - Male

Royal Army Veterinary Corps Mess Dress - Male

No. 10 Mess Dress tailored for the wearer and occasion.

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Description

No. 10 Mess Dress tailored for the wearer and occasion.

Specification

Gender

Male

Composition

No. 10 Mess Dress is retained as a required service uniform family and is composed from the cited articles in this organisation graph.

Commercial Boundary

Goldings’ WordPress catalogue records the customer-facing parent name “Royal Army Veterinary Corps Mess Kit Jacket, Vest and Overalls Complete”.

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

  • Royal Army Veterinary Corps Mess Kit Jacket, Vest and Overalls Complete

Included in the WordPress uniform parent: Royal Army Veterinary Corps Mess Kit Jacket, Vest and Overalls Complete.

Dress rule

Required

Goldings listing

Included

Trousers, overalls, skirt or equivalent

Choose one authorised option

  • Mess Dress Trousers
  • Royal Army Veterinary Corps Overalls

Select the appropriate officer trousers or overalls.

Dress rule

When applicable

Goldings listing

Listed separately

Shirt

Use the authorised combination for the selected dress variant

  • Stiff-Fronted Wing Collar Shirt
  • Marcella Shirt

For the ceremonial roll-collar male Mess configuration with the stiff collarless shirt.

Dress rule

When applicable

Goldings listing

Listed separately

Tie, bow tie or collar

  • Black Bow Tie
  • Stiff Wing Collar

For the ceremonial roll-collar male Mess configuration with the stiff collarless shirt.

Dress rule

When applicable

Goldings listing

Listed separately

Shoes or boots

Choose one authorised option

  • Leather Wellington Boots
  • Black Leather George Boots

Choose the appropriate Wellington or George boot.

Dress rule

When applicable

Goldings listing

Listed separately

Socks, 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 applicable

Goldings listing

Not separately listed

Gloves

Not part of the standard composition for this role and order of dress.

Dress rule

Not worn

Goldings listing

Not applicable

Headdress

  • Royal Army Veterinary Corps Male No. 1 Forage Cap
  • Royal Army Veterinary Corps Officer Side Cap

Wearers: officers. Only where the regiment, Corps or unit authorises a side cap. At Commanding Officer discretion. With No. 2 Dress, not when leather equipment is worn. More-specific local order-of-dress rules remain controlling This side cap remains a source requirement only; it is outside the owner-selected Goldings stock range.

Dress rule

When applicable

Goldings listing

Some options listed

Rank

Select the authorised insignia for the wearer’s rank

  • 5/8 Inch Gold Embroidered Crowns
  • 5/8 Inch Gold Embroidered Stars

Supplied through the displayed Goldings product options.

Dress rule

Required

Goldings listing

Listed separately

Rank carrier

  • Authorised rank carrier for the wearer and garment

The rank carrier depends on the wearer and authorised garment construction under the cited rule.

Dress rule

When applicable

Goldings listing

Not separately listed

Badges and insignia

  • Royal Army Veterinary Corps Blue Peaked-Cap Badge

Officer cap badge with the selected forage cap, outdoors when ordered in Mess.

Dress rule

When applicable

Goldings listing

Listed separately

Buttons

  • Royal Army Veterinary Corps 22 Ligne Gold Cap Button
  • Royal Army Veterinary Corps Officer Mess Dress 22 Ligne Waistcoat Button
  • Royal Army Veterinary Corps Officer Mess Dress 26 Ligne Epaulette Button

Supplied through the displayed Goldings product options.

Dress rule

Required

Goldings listing

Listed separately

Sword

Not part of the standard composition for this role and order of dress.

Dress rule

Not worn

Goldings listing

Not applicable

Scabbard

Not part of the standard composition for this role and order of dress.

Dress rule

Not worn

Goldings listing

Not applicable

Sword knot

Not part of the standard composition for this role and order of dress.

Dress rule

Not worn

Goldings listing

Not applicable

Sword belt, slings or frog

Not part of the standard composition for this role and order of dress.

Dress rule

Not worn

Goldings listing

Not applicable

Waistcoat or cummerbund

  • Royal Army Veterinary Corps Mess Kit Jacket, Vest and Overalls Complete

Included in the WordPress uniform parent: Royal Army Veterinary Corps Mess Kit Jacket, Vest and Overalls Complete.

Dress rule

When applicable

Goldings listing

Included

Belt or sash

Not part of the standard composition for this role and order of dress.

Dress rule

Not worn

Goldings listing

Not applicable

Shoulder cords, chains or other details

  • Authorised shoulder cords, chains or details

Shoulder cords, chains or other details depend on the authorised local pattern.

Dress rule

When applicable

Goldings listing

Not separately listed

Braces or trouser support

  • Braces

Supplied as a separately displayed Goldings product.

Dress rule

When applicable

Goldings listing

Listed separately

Spurs

  • Short Swan-Neck Box Spurs

Supplied as a separately displayed Goldings product.

Dress rule

When applicable

Goldings listing

Listed separately

Medals and decorations

  • Orders, decorations and medals as entitled

Orders, decorations and medals are selected by individual entitlement and the occasion.

Dress rule

When applicable

Goldings listing

Not separately listed

Lanyard or aiguillette

  • Authorised lanyard or aiguillette where entitled

A lanyard or aiguillette is worn only where local custom or individual entitlement requires it.

Dress rule

When applicable

Goldings listing

Not separately listed

Dress-specific accessories

  • Additional authorised item for the occasion

Any additional accessory is controlled by the cited occasion or local dress rule.

Dress rule

When applicable

Goldings listing

Not separately listed

aiguillettes

  • No. 3 Staff Aiguillettes

Offer the same No.3 Staff pattern conditionally, only for an entitled ADC/Military Assistant/Flag Lieutenant appointment and official duty during that appointment; ordinary officer status alone confers no entitlement.

Dress rule

When applicable

Goldings listing

Listed separately

Related accoutrements

Complete
the uniform

Garments and accoutrements supplied to complete this order of dress.

Royal Army Veterinary Corps Blue Peaked-Cap Badge

Badges & Insignia

Royal Army Veterinary Corps Blue Peaked-Cap Badge

Conditional · Officer cap badge with the selected forage cap, outdoors when ordered in Mess.

Royal Army Veterinary Corps 22 Ligne Gold Cap Button

Buttons

Royal Army Veterinary Corps 22 Ligne Gold Cap Button

Required · Supplied through the displayed Goldings product options.

Royal Army Veterinary Corps Officer Mess Dress 22 Ligne Waistcoat Button

Buttons

Royal Army Veterinary Corps Officer Mess Dress 22 Ligne Waistcoat Button

Required · Supplied through the displayed Goldings product options.

Royal Army Veterinary Corps Officer Mess Dress 26 Ligne Epaulette Button

Buttons

Royal Army Veterinary Corps Officer Mess Dress 26 Ligne Epaulette Button

Required · Supplied through the displayed Goldings product options.

Black Leather George Boots

Footwear

Black Leather George Boots

Conditional · Choose Wellington or George boots with the appropriate officer lower-garment configuration.

Leather Wellington Boots

Footwear

Leather Wellington Boots

Conditional · Choose Wellington or George boots with the appropriate officer lower-garment configuration.

Short Swan-Neck Box Spurs

Footwear

Short Swan-Neck Box Spurs

Conditional · Only for an entitled wearer with overalls and compatible boxed boots.

Royal Army Veterinary Corps Male No. 1 Forage Cap

Hats

Royal Army Veterinary Corps Male No. 1 Forage Cap

Conditional · No. 1 headdress is worn with No. 10 Dress only outdoors when ordered under ADR 02.220(a)

5/8 Inch Gold Embroidered Crowns

Rank

5/8 Inch Gold Embroidered Crowns

Required · Supplied through the displayed Goldings product options.

5/8 Inch Gold Embroidered Stars

Rank

5/8 Inch Gold Embroidered Stars

Required · Supplied through the displayed Goldings product options.

Black Bow Tie

Shirts & Neckwear

Black Bow Tie

Conditional · Supplied through the displayed Goldings product options.

Marcella Shirt

Shirts & Neckwear

Marcella Shirt

Conditional · Other or non-ceremonial No. 10 Dress occasions when a bow tie is worn: white Marcella Dress Shirt

Stiff Wing Collar

Shirts & Neckwear

Stiff Wing Collar

Conditional · For the ceremonial roll-collar male Mess configuration with the stiff collarless shirt.

Stiff-Fronted Wing Collar Shirt

Shirts & Neckwear

Stiff-Fronted Wing Collar Shirt

Conditional · For the ceremonial roll-collar male Mess configuration with the stiff collarless shirt.

No. 3 Staff Aiguillettes

Shoulder Details

No. 3 Staff Aiguillettes

Choose one · Conditional · Offer the same No.3 Staff pattern conditionally, only for an entitled ADC/Military Assistant/Flag Lieutenant appointment and official duty during that appointment; ordinary officer status alone confers no entitlement.

Braces

Trousers, Skirts & Dresses

Braces

Conditional · Supplied as a separately displayed Goldings product.

Mess Dress Trousers

Trousers, Skirts & Dresses

Mess Dress Trousers

Required · Supplied as a separately displayed Goldings product.

Royal Army Veterinary Corps Overalls

Trousers, Skirts & Dresses

Royal Army Veterinary Corps Overalls

Conditional · Officer overall option; spurs only with the entitled boot/overall configuration, never with trousers.