Military Tailoring

Royal Marines

The Royal Navy's commando force, trained for amphibious, littoral and specialist expeditionary operations.

Goldings is an appointed tailor to the Royal Marines, crafting bespoke mess dress, Lovat Dress and No. 1 Regimental Blue Dress.

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Uniforms

Blue Dress - Male

Royal Marines male Blue Dress with separate General, ordinary and Band branches; ordered sword, belt, sash and footwear follow the exact selected 1A or 1AW configuration.

Lovat Dress - Male

Royal Marines male Lovat Dress with bronze fittings, prescribed light-khaki tie, brown gloves and the appropriate officer belt/shoes; formal Lovat trousers are distinct from Half Lovat barrack trousers.

Officer Mess Dress - Male

Royal Marines male officer No. 2 Mess Dress with below-Colonel versus senior rank carriers, order-specific cap and buttons, and short white shirt with day trousers for Red Sea.

Badges & Insignia

Globe-and-Laurel Collar Badges

Royal Marines globe-and-laurel collar badges in the prescribed wearer and dress pattern.

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Mess Dress Collar Badges

Royal Marines Mess collar badges in the exact wearer and branch pattern.

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Mess Dress Corps Badges — Colonels & Above

Full gold-embroidered Royal Marines Corps badges for the mess-dress lapels of Colonels and above.

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Royal Marines ‘RM’ Shoulder Titles

Royal Marines 13 mm RM shoulder titles.

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Royal Marines Black Embroidered Corps Cap Badge

Black embroidered Royal Marines Corps cap badge for General Officers, Brigadiers and Colonels.

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Royal Marines Officers and WO1s Two-Part Cap and Beret Badge

Two-part Royal Marines cap and beret badge for officers below Colonel and WO1s, with a silver globe in an anodised laurel wreath and a separate Lion and Crown.

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Royal Marines Senior Officer Green Embroidered Beret Badge

Royal Marines senior-officer embroidered beret badge on green backing.

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Buttons

Corps Buttons — Anodised pattern

Anodised pattern specification for Royal Marines Corps Buttons.

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Royal Marines 22 Ligne Mounted Mess Button

Royal Marines 22-ligne mounted button for Mess waistcoat fronts.

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Royal Marines 30 Ligne Mounted Mess Button

Royal Marines 30-ligne mounted button for officer Mess jacket fronts.

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Footwear

Black Oxford Shoes

Black leather Oxford shoes for officers and WO1s in Lovat Undress and Mess Dress, for Royal Marines NCO Mess Dress, and as an authorised Blue Dress alternative where parade boots are unsuitable.

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Officer-Pattern Parade Boots

Black officer-pattern parade boots for officers and WO1s with No. 1A Regimental Blue Dress and No. 1B Lovat Dress.

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White Service Shoes

Low-cut white shoes with contrasting brown sole and heel edges for entitled white tropical and RMBS ceremonial dress.

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Gloves

Brown Cape Leather Gloves

Brown Cape Leather Gloves.

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White Cotton Gloves

White Cotton Gloves. Supplied to the requirements of the selected uniform.

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White Leather Gloves

White Leather Gloves.

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Hats

Peaked Cap

Royal Marines peaked cap with the fittings appropriate to rank and branch.

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Royal Marines Beret

Royal Marines Beret supplied for Royal Marines. The authorised badge is catalogued separately.

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Wolseley-Pattern Helmet

Wolseley-pattern ceremonial helmet fitted with rank-pattern eight-pointed helmet plate, gold-plated chin chain and vented ball ornament, with Band cypher variants for Portsmouth and CTCRM.

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Rank

1/2 Inch Anodised Metal Bath Stars

Royal Marines 13 mm miniature anodised rank star.

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1/2 Inch Anodised Metal Crowns

Royal Marines 13 mm miniature anodised rank crown.

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5/8 Inch Bronze Metal Bath Stars

Sixteen-millimetre bronze Bath star used for Royal Marines officer rank in Lovat and Half-Lovat dress.

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5/8 Inch Bronze Metal Crowns

5/8 Inch Bronze Metal Crowns.

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5/8 Inch Gold Metal Bath Stars — Coloured Centre

5/8 Inch Gold Metal Bath Stars — Coloured Centre.

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5/8 Inch Metal Crowns — Coloured Top

5/8 Inch Metal Crowns — Coloured Top.

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5/8 Inch Silver Embroidered Crowns

5/8 Inch Silver Embroidered Crowns.

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5/8 Inch Silver Embroidered Stars

5/8 Inch Silver Embroidered Stars.

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Silver-Embroidered Crossed Sword & Baton – 40 mm

Mirrored pair of 40 mm silver-embroidered crossed sword-and-baton devices for Royal Marines General Officers in No. 1A Dress.

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Shirts & Neckwear

Black Bow Tie

Black Bow Tie.

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Black Service Tie

Plain black tie worn by officers with No. 1A Regimental Blue Dress.

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Khaki Braided Tie

Khaki Braided Tie, supplied to the Goldings stock pattern.

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Marcella Shirt

Marcella Shirt. Supplied in the cut and specification required by the selected uniform.

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Plain White Shirt

Plain White Shirt. Supplied in the cut and specification required by the selected uniform.

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Stone Long-Sleeved Shirt

Stone Long-Sleeved Shirt. Supplied in the cut and specification required by the selected uniform.

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White Short-Sleeved Shirt

White Short-Sleeved Shirt. Supplied in the cut and specification required by the selected uniform.

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Shoulder Details

Three-Ply Gold Shoulder Cords

Gold shoulder cords carrying silver-embroidered rank for Royal Marines General Officers in No. 1A Dress.

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Swords & Belts

Brown Leather Sam Browne Belt and Sword Frog

Brown or dark-tan leather Sam Browne waist belt with shoulder brace and matching sword frog. Select the finish, fit and whistle configuration prescribed for the chosen uniform.

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Crimson Waist Sash

Crimson ceremonial waist sash for Royal Marines officers and WO1s.

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General Officer Mameluke Sword & Scabbard

Pattern 1831 Mameluke sword and scabbard. General Officer configuration has the crossed sword-and-baton device; the Field Marshal configuration retains crossed batons. Blade length and metal or leather scabbard follow the selected specification and uniform.

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Gold and Crimson Sword Knot

Gold-and-crimson cord and acorn sword knot, including the Army No. 1 General Officer pattern worn by Royal Marines General Officers. Carriage follows the selected wearer and uniform.

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