No. 1 Dress - Male
Officer No. 1 Dress with source-preserved ceremonial, non-ceremonial and mounted conditions.
Military Tailoring
The Life Guards
Household Cavalry regiment serving in both armoured reconnaissance and state ceremonial roles.
Goldings is an appointed tailor to the Life Guards, crafting bespoke mess dress, service dress and No. 1 Dress, tailored to the correct Household Cavalry pattern.
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Uniforms
No. 1 Dress - Female
Female officer No. 1 Dress, retaining the female skirt and footwear boundary and ceremonial conditions.
Service Dress - Male
Officer No. 2 Service Dress with ceremonial, undress, mounted and sword-ordered distinctions retained.
Service Dress - Female
Officer No. 2 Service Dress with ceremonial, undress, mounted and sword-ordered distinctions retained.
Officer Mess Dress - Male
Officer No. 10 Dress with No. 10A and the two cited No. 10B alternatives preserved as variants.
Officer Mess Dress - Female
Customer-directed female officer No. 10 composition with the separate side-zip mess vest retained over a full-length one-piece dark-indigo evening dress; the cited regulation skirt remains in the source graph.
Badges & Insignia
Household Cavalry Officer Forage-Cap Badge
Household Cavalry Officer Forage-Cap Badge.
No1 Dress No2 Dress No10 Dress
Life Guards No. 2 Khaki Hat Badge (FAD)
Life Guards officer gilt khaki-cap badge.
No2 Dress
The Life Guards Beret Badge and Flash
Life Guards embroidered beret badge on the Household Cavalry blue-red-blue backing flash.
Buttons
Life Guards 30 Ligne Screw-Back Button
Thirty-ligne screw-back Life Guards button for removable No. 1 and officer mess-dress fittings, supplied singly or as a pair.
No1 Dress No10 Dress
The Life Guards 30 Ligne Gilt Buttons
The Life Guards 30 Ligne Gilt Buttons.
No1 Dress No2 Dress
The Life Guards 40 Ligne Gilt Buttons
The Life Guards 40 Ligne Gilt Buttons.
No1 Dress No2 Dress
The Life Guards Mounted Peaked-Cap Chinstrap Button
Mounted regimental button shared by the No. 1 forage-cap and No. 2 Service Dress cap chinstraps.
No1 Dress No2 Dress No10 Dress
Footwear
Black Butcher Boots
Household Cavalry butcher boots for the mounted configuration.
No1 Dress No2 Dress No1 Dress Mounted No2 Dress Mounted
Brown Oxford Shoes
Plain brown leather Oxford shoes with toe caps for dismounted officer Service Dress.
No2 Dress
Brown Polo Boots
Brown leather polo-pattern boots.
No2 Dress No2 Dress Mounted
Household Cavalry Mounted Spurs
Shared Household Cavalry mounted spurs, configured by regiment, wearer and order of dress.
No1 Dress No2 Dress
Household Cavalry Swan-Neck Box Spurs
Shared Household Cavalry swan-neck box spurs, configured by regiment and appointment for dismounted formal and mess orders.
No1 Dress No10 Dress No10a Dress
Leather Wellington Boots
Leather Wellington Boots. Supplied to the requirements of the selected uniform.
No1 Dress No10 Dress
Women’s Black Court Shoes
Women’s Black Court Shoes.
No1 Dress No10 Dress No2 Dress
Women’s Black Gibson Service Shoes
Women’s black leather Gibson service shoes; retain the selected uniform’s parade and marching conditions.
No1 Dress No2 Dress
Women’s Brown Court Shoes
Women’s Brown Court Shoes.
No2 Dress
Women’s Brown Service Shoes
Brown leather Service shoes.
No2 Dress
Gloves
Hats
Life Guards No. 1 Forage Cap
Blue universal-pattern forage cap with scarlet band and crown welt, configured with the authorised rank-specific peak and fittings.
No1 Dress No2 Dress No10 Dress
Life Guards Service Dress Cap
Khaki Service Dress cap with brown leather chinstrap and Life Guards fittings.
No2 Dress
The Life Guards Beret
The Life Guards Beret supplied for The Life Guards. The authorised badge is catalogued separately.
Jackets & Coats
Rank
1 Inch Gold Embroidered Crowns
A source-backed 1 Inch Gold Embroidered Crowns for The Life Guards.
No1 Dress · Ceremonial
1 Inch Gold Embroidered Garter Stars
Household Cavalry gold-embroidered Garter stars for ordinary No. 1 Dress.
No1 Dress · Ceremonial
1 Inch Silver Embroidered Crowns
1 Inch Silver Embroidered Crowns.
No10 Dress No1 Dress · Ceremonial No1 Dress Ceremonial · Ceremonial No1 Dress Mounted · Ceremonial
1 Inch Silver Embroidered Garter Stars
1 Inch Silver Embroidered Garter Stars.
No10 Dress No1 Dress · Ceremonial No1 Dress Ceremonial · Ceremonial No1 Dress Mounted · Ceremonial
Brass Metal Garter Stars
Life Guards metal Garter Stars for Service Dress officer ranks requiring one or more stars.
No2 Dress
Large Plain Brass Metal Crowns
Large plain brass Tudor crown for Life Guards officer Service Dress. Numeric dimensions are not recorded; this is not the chemically bronzed MOD pattern 30006.
No2 Dress
Shirts & Neckwear
Shoulder Details
Swords & Belts
Brown Leather Sword Knot
Brown Leather Sword Knot. Supplied to the requirements of the selected uniform.
No2 Dress
Household Cavalry Sword and Scabbard
Household Cavalry State sword. Select the prescribed State pattern, blade length and matching scabbard; these are distinct fitted configurations.
No1 Dress No2 Dress
Life Guards Ceremonial Sword Knot
Select the exact Life Guards ceremonial knot: Review-order white leather with gold-and-crimson tassel; rolled-white Guard Order; or authorised gold royal furniture. These constructions remain distinct.
No1 Dress No1 Dress Ceremonial
Life Guards Ceremonial Waist-Belt and Sword-Slings System
Life Guards Ceremonial Waist-Belt and Sword-Slings System.
No1 Dress No1 Dress Ceremonial
Sam Browne Sword Frog
Household Cavalry Sam Browne sword frog, fitted to the selected Service sword and scabbard.
No2 Dress
The Life Guards Sam Browne Belt
Infantry-pattern 2¼-inch Sam Browne belt with cavalry rings. Service Dress uses the prescribed 1¼-inch brace and 1-inch buckle strap; Orderly-officer No. 14 Dress uses the waist belt without the cross strap.
No2 Dress
Trousers, Skirts & Dresses
Braces
Braces. Supplied to the requirements of the selected uniform.
No1 Dress No2 Dress No10 Dress No1 Dress Ceremonial No1 Dress Mounted No10 Mess Dress Mess Dress
No. 1 Dress Skirt
Standard made-to-measure No. 1 Dress skirt, finished in the authorised regimental or Corps cloth.
No1 Dress
Service Dress Skirt
Standard made-to-measure No. 2 Service Dress skirt in the authorised unit cloth.
No2 Dress
The Life Guards Mess Dress Evening Dress
Full-length dark-indigo barathea evening dress for the customer-directed female Life Guards No. 10 variant, layered beneath the separate side-zip mess vest and scarlet jacket.
No10 Dress
The Life Guards Mess Dress Skirt
Indigo barathea mess skirt with long pleats carrying the Life Guards twin scarlet striping.
No10 Dress
The Life Guards Overalls
The Life Guards striped dark-blue overalls for No. 1 and Mess Dress.
No1 Dress No10 Dress No1 Dress Ceremonial No1 Dress Mounted No10a Dress No10b Dress
The Life Guards Service Dress Trousers
Khaki Service Dress trousers matching the officer No. 2 Dress jacket, with 1¾-inch turn-ups.
No2 Dress
Uniforms
WO/NCO Mess Dress - Male
Life Guards 1902-pattern NCO mess dress; its closed-neck jacket and vest carry no shirt, bow tie, shoulder straps or Life Guards buttons.
WO/NCO Mess Dress - Female
Life Guards 1902-pattern NCO mess dress; its closed-neck jacket and vest carry no shirt, bow tie, shoulder straps or Life Guards buttons.
Badges & Insignia
Blazers
Buttons
Footwear
Household Cavalry Swan-Neck Box Spurs
Shared Household Cavalry swan-neck box spurs, configured by regiment and appointment for dismounted formal and mess orders.
No1 Dress No10 Dress No10a Dress
Leather Wellington Boots
Leather Wellington Boots. Supplied to the requirements of the selected uniform.
No1 Dress No10 Dress
Women’s Black Court Shoes
Women’s Black Court Shoes.
No1 Dress No10 Dress No2 Dress
Hats
Life Guards No. 1 Forage Cap
Blue universal-pattern forage cap with scarlet band and crown welt, configured with the authorised rank-specific peak and fittings.
No1 Dress No2 Dress No10 Dress
The Life Guards Beret
The Life Guards Beret supplied for The Life Guards. The authorised badge is catalogued separately.
Rank
Regimental Corporal Major Rank (RCM)
Regimental Corporal Major Rank (RCM). Supplied to the requirements of the selected uniform.
No1 Dress No2 Dress No10 Dress
Squadron Corporal Major Rank (SCM)
Squadron Corporal Major Rank (SCM). Supplied to the requirements of the selected uniform.
No1 Dress No2 Dress No10 Dress
Staff Corporal Rank (SCpl)
Staff Corporal Rank (SCpl). Supplied to the requirements of the selected uniform.
No1 Dress No2 Dress No10 Dress
Corporal of Horse Rank (CoH)
Corporal of Horse Rank (CoH). Supplied to the requirements of the selected uniform.
No1 Dress No2 Dress No10 Dress
Lance Corporal of Horse Rank (LCoH)
Lance Corporal of Horse Rank (LCoH). Supplied to the requirements of the selected uniform.
No1 Dress No2 Dress No10 Dress
Regimental Quartermaster Corporal Rank (RQMC)
Regimental Quartermaster Corporal rank badge for the Household Cavalry.
No1 Dress No2 Dress No10 Dress
Lance Corporal Rank (LCpl)
Lance Corporal Rank (LCpl). Supplied to the requirements of the selected uniform.
No1 Dress No2 Dress No10 Dress
Trousers, Skirts & Dresses
Braces
Braces. Supplied to the requirements of the selected uniform.
No1 Dress No2 Dress No10 Dress No1 Dress Ceremonial No1 Dress Mounted No10 Mess Dress Mess Dress
The Life Guards Mess Dress Skirt
Indigo barathea mess skirt with long pleats carrying the Life Guards twin scarlet striping.
No10 Dress
The Life Guards Overalls
The Life Guards striped dark-blue overalls for No. 1 and Mess Dress.
No1 Dress No10 Dress No1 Dress Ceremonial No1 Dress Mounted No10a Dress No10b Dress