Royal Navy Mess Dress - Female
Royal Navy officer Mess Dress in the selected No. 2 order.
Composition
Description
Specification
Gender
Female
Formal blue/white Mess
Formal lower garment, prescribed waistcoat or permitted cummerbund and garment-specific rank.
Red Sea
Ordinary black trousers or skirt, short-sleeved white shirt and shoulder rank.
Rank privileges
Gold-laced trousers and optional tailcoat only for Captain and above.
Legwear options
Choose the existing skirt, dress or female-cut trouser outfit, or Blue Barathea Mess Trousers / Gold-Laced Trousers / Black Service 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
Royal Navy Officer Cap Badge
Conditional · Commissioned officers
Buttons
22 Ligne Gilt Waistcoat Button
Conditional · Other officer plain-anchor 22-ligne gilt button with black waistcoat only; not unverified white-vest fitting.
Buttons
22 Ligne Wreathed Gilt Waistcoat Button
Conditional · Flag/Commodore wreathed 22-ligne gilt button with black waistcoat only; not unverified white-vest fitting.
Buttons
30 Ligne Gilt Front Button
Conditional · Other officer plain-anchor pattern: 30-ligne gilt front button on blue Mess jacket only.
Buttons
30 Ligne Wreathed Gilt Front Button
Conditional · Flag Officer/Commodore wreath pattern: 30-ligne gilt front button on blue Mess jacket only.
Footwear
Black Mess Boots
Choose one · Conditional · Wearers: officers · Permitted black Mess boots with trousers in the selected order.
Footwear
Black Oxford Shoes
Conditional · Black shoes with trousers in the prescribed order; courts with skirts.
Footwear
Women’s Black Court Shoes
Choose one · Conditional · Only with a skirt; plain or patent finish as permitted, non-stiletto heel within the prescribed maximum.
Hats
Royal Navy Officer Peaked Cap
Choose one
Hats
Tricorn Hat
Choose one · Conditional · Female officer tricorn with appropriate rank fittings when headwear is ordered.
Rank
Officer Rank Sleeve Lace — Admiral
Conditional · Admiral only; sleeve lace on blue reefer or blue Mess jacket.
Rank
Officer Rank Sleeve Lace — Vice-Admiral
Conditional · Vice-Admiral only; sleeve lace on blue reefer or blue Mess jacket.
Rank
Officer Rank Sleeve Lace — Rear-Admiral
Conditional · Rear-Admiral only; sleeve lace on blue reefer or blue Mess jacket.
Rank
Officer Rank Sleeve Lace — Commodore
Conditional · Commodore only; sleeve lace on blue reefer or blue Mess jacket. Commodore curl sits above the broad band.
Rank
Officer Rank Sleeve Lace — Captain
Conditional · Captain only; sleeve lace on blue reefer or blue Mess jacket.
Rank
Officer Rank Sleeve Lace — Commander
Conditional · Commander only; sleeve lace on blue reefer or blue Mess jacket.
Rank
Officer Rank Sleeve Lace — Lieutenant-Commander
Conditional · Lieutenant-Commander only; sleeve lace on blue reefer or blue Mess jacket.
Rank
Officer Rank Sleeve Lace — Lieutenant
Conditional · Lieutenant only; sleeve lace on blue reefer or blue Mess jacket.
Rank
Officer Rank Sleeve Lace — Sub-Lieutenant
Conditional · Sub-Lieutenant only; sleeve lace on blue reefer or blue Mess jacket.
Rank
Midshipman Turnbacks
Conditional · Midshipmen only: white lapel turnbacks on the blue jacket. · Midshipmen only: smaller shoulder-board or slide turnbacks; not the larger lapel turnback.
Shirts & Neckwear
Black Bow Tie
Required
Shirts & Neckwear
Marcella Shirt
Conditional · Required
Shirts & Neckwear
White Short-Sleeved Shirt
Conditional · White short-sleeved Red Sea shirt with shoulder rank; not long-sleeved Marcella.
Trousers, Skirts & Dresses
Black Service Trousers
Conditional · Ordinary black Service trousers; not high-fishtail formal Mess cut. · Optional trouser/overall outfit in place of the skirt or dress outfit; retain the matching pattern, rank, appointment and wearing conditions. Matching outfit: Ordinary black Service trousers; not high-fishtail formal Mess cut.
Trousers, Skirts & Dresses
Blue Barathea Mess Skirt
Required
Trousers, Skirts & Dresses
Blue Barathea Mess Trousers
Conditional · Female-cut formal Mess trousers as the prescribed skirt alternative. · Optional trouser/overall outfit in place of the skirt or dress outfit; retain the matching pattern, rank, appointment and wearing conditions.
Trousers, Skirts & Dresses
Gold-Laced Trousers
Conditional · Captain and above only: gold-laced formal Mess trousers. · Optional trouser/overall outfit in place of the skirt or dress outfit; retain the matching pattern, rank, appointment and wearing conditions. Matching outfit: Captain and above only: gold-laced formal Mess trousers. · Captain and above only. · Optional trouser/overall outfit in place of the skirt or dress outfit; retain the matching pattern, rank, appointment and wearing conditions. Matching outfit: Captain and above only.
Trousers, Skirts & Dresses
Royal Navy No. 1 Skirt
Conditional · Ordinary black Service skirt; not long formal Mess skirt.
Waistcoats
Black Mess Cummerbund
Conditional · Required · Cummerbund only in the command-authorised waistcoat alternative or actual senior-rating Mess branch. · officers and senior ratings
Waistcoats
White Mess Waistcoat
Required