Royal Navy Mess Dress - Male
Royal Navy officer Mess Dress in the selected No. 2 order.
Composition
Description
Specification
Gender
Male
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.
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 · With the selected officer cap, preserving command/occasion optionality.
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
Conditional · Wearers: officers · Permitted black Mess boots with trousers in the selected order.
Footwear
Black Oxford Shoes
Conditional · Choose one · Black shoes with trousers in the prescribed order; courts with skirts. · Male pattern; female personnel use black court shoes
Hats
Royal Navy Officer Peaked Cap
Conditional · Permitted Mess headwear when ordered or appropriate to the occasion; officer badge and rank peak only.
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.
Trousers, Skirts & Dresses
Blue Barathea Mess Trousers
Conditional · Required
Trousers, Skirts & Dresses
Gold-Laced Trousers
Choose one · Conditional · Captain and above only: gold-laced formal Mess trousers. · Captain and above only.
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