The Life Guards Service Dress - Female
Officer No. 2 Service Dress with ceremonial, undress, mounted and sword-ordered distinctions retained.
Description
Officer No. 2 Service Dress with ceremonial, undress, mounted and sword-ordered distinctions retained.
Specification
Gender
Female
Legwear options
Choose the existing skirt, dress or female-cut trouser outfit, or The Life Guards Service Dress 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.
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
- Service Dress
Included in the displayed Goldings uniform product: Service Dress.
Dress rule
RequiredGoldings listing
IncludedTrousers, overalls, skirt or equivalent
Choose one authorised option
- Service Dress Skirt
- The Life Guards Service Dress Trousers
Choose one lower-garment outfit. The existing skirt/dress or female-cut trousers remain available, with the matching male-pattern trousers or overalls offered as alternatives by Goldings. Rank, appointment, occasion and mounted-duty conditions remain specific to each option.
Dress rule
RequiredGoldings listing
Listed separatelyShirt
- Light Cream Shirt
The route-local source supplies the exact officer Service Dress article. Generic issue and WordPress placeholder shirts are suppressed from this composition.
Dress rule
RequiredGoldings listing
Listed separatelyTie, bow tie or collar
- Khaki Braided Tie
Household Cavalry Service Dress prescribes the braided officer tie, matching the existing source-backed Life Guards article. The exact relationship is independent of WordPress post status.
Dress rule
RequiredGoldings listing
Listed separatelyShoes or boots
Choose one authorised option
- Women’s Brown Court Shoes
- Women’s Brown Service Shoes
An alternative to brown court shoes for the selected female Service configuration.
Dress rule
When applicableGoldings listing
Listed separatelySocks, stockings or tights
- Authorised stockings or tights
Hosiery follows the selected lower garment and footwear under the cited dress rule; no separate Goldings product is asserted.
Dress rule
When applicableGoldings listing
Not separately listedGloves
- Brown Leather Gloves
Supplied as a separately displayed Goldings product.
Dress rule
When applicableGoldings listing
Listed separatelyHeaddress
- Life Guards No. 1 Forage Cap
- Life Guards Service Dress Cap
Supplied through the displayed Goldings product options.
Dress rule
RequiredGoldings listing
Listed separatelyRank
Select the authorised insignia for the wearer’s rank
- Large Plain Brass Metal Crowns
- Brass Metal Garter Stars
Supplied through the displayed Goldings product options.
Dress rule
RequiredGoldings listing
Listed separatelyRank carrier
- Authorised rank carrier for the wearer and garment
The cited local dress schedule governs this contingent component category, but it does not identify a separate Goldings product or a safe atomic source article.
Dress rule
When applicableGoldings listing
Not separately listedBadges and insignia
- Life Guards No. 2 Khaki Hat Badge (FAD)
- Household Cavalry Officer Forage-Cap Badge
Officer Service shoulder-title requirement is not established; retain soldier cloth stock.
Dress rule
RequiredGoldings listing
Listed separatelyButtons
- The Life Guards 30 Ligne Gilt Buttons
- The Life Guards 40 Ligne Gilt Buttons
- The Life Guards Mounted Peaked-Cap Chinstrap Button
Only with the selected appropriate cap; no male cap fitting is required with the female NCO skirt ensemble.
Dress rule
When applicableGoldings listing
Listed separatelySword
- Household Cavalry Sword and Scabbard
When ordered, brown kit uses the Life Guards state-sword system rather than a generic Army sword.
Dress rule
When applicableGoldings listing
Listed separatelyScabbard
- Household Cavalry Sword and Scabbard
The local sword kit specifies its brown-leather scabbard as part of the same ordered branch.
Dress rule
When applicableGoldings listing
Listed separatelySword knot
- Brown Leather Sword Knot
Use the Household Cavalry brown-leather sword knot with the Service Dress sword branch.
Dress rule
When applicableGoldings listing
Listed separatelySword belt, slings or frog
- Sam Browne Sword Frog
The brown sword frog is carried only with the ordered Service Dress sword system.
Dress rule
When applicableGoldings listing
Listed separatelyWaistcoat or cummerbund
Not part of the standard composition for this role and order of dress.
Dress rule
Not wornGoldings listing
Not applicableBelt or sash
Choose one authorised option
- The Life Guards Sam Browne Belt
Choose the complete set or the necessary separate components, without duplicating the waist belt.
Dress rule
When applicableGoldings listing
Listed separatelyShoulder cords, chains or other details
- Authorised shoulder cords, chains or details
The cited local dress schedule governs this contingent component category, but it does not identify a separate Goldings product or a safe atomic source article.
Dress rule
When applicableGoldings listing
Not separately listedBraces or trouser support
- Braces
With the selected Service trousers, not the skirt.
Dress rule
When applicableGoldings listing
Listed separatelySpurs
This exact composition is skirt-only, so spurs and spur-box footwear are not used.
Dress rule
Not wornGoldings listing
Not applicableMedals and decorations
- Medals and Medal Mounting
Specified by the dress evidence but not separately listed as a Goldings product for this uniform.
Dress rule
When applicableGoldings listing
Not separately listedLanyard or aiguillette
- Life Guards Red Officer Lanyard
Life Guards officers wear the red right-shoulder lanyard as a separable product. The customer product retains the male loose-end and female circular-loop construction variants. The Life Guards red lanyard is retained as a source requirement with the public product listing hidden at the owner’s request.
Dress rule
RequiredGoldings listing
Not separately listedDress-specific accessories
- Forage-Cap Black Leather Chinstrap
The dress evidence is retained. Items outside the approved Goldings stock range remain source components; any remaining public products in this slot are listed separately.
Dress rule
When applicableGoldings listing
Not separately listedaiguillettes
- 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 applicableGoldings listing
Listed separatelyRelated accoutrements
Complete
the uniform
Garments and accoutrements supplied to complete this order of dress.
Badges & Insignia
Household Cavalry Officer Forage-Cap Badge
Required · Supplied through the displayed Goldings product options.
Badges & Insignia
Life Guards No. 2 Khaki Hat Badge (FAD)
Required · Supplied through the displayed Goldings product options.
Buttons
The Life Guards 30 Ligne Gilt Buttons
Required · Supplied through the displayed Goldings product options.
Buttons
The Life Guards 40 Ligne Gilt Buttons
Required · Supplied through the displayed Goldings product options.
Buttons
The Life Guards Mounted Peaked-Cap Chinstrap Button
Conditional · Only with the selected appropriate cap; no male cap fitting is required with the female NCO skirt ensemble.
Footwear
Women’s Brown Court Shoes
Conditional · An alternative to brown Service shoes for the selected female Service configuration.
Footwear
Women’s Brown Service Shoes
Conditional · An alternative to brown court shoes for the selected female Service configuration.
Gloves
Brown Leather Gloves
Conditional · Supplied as a separately displayed Goldings product.
Hats
Life Guards No. 1 Forage Cap
Required · Supplied through the displayed Goldings product options.
Hats
Life Guards Service Dress Cap
Required · Supplied through the displayed Goldings product options.
Rank
Brass Metal Garter Stars
Required · Supplied through the displayed Goldings product options.
Rank
Large Plain Brass Metal Crowns
Required · Supplied through the displayed Goldings product options.
Shirts & Neckwear
Khaki Braided Tie
Required
Shirts & Neckwear
Light Cream Shirt
Required · Life Guards officer Service Dress: cream or white officer shirt
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.
Swords & Belts
Brown Leather Sword Knot
Conditional · Use the Household Cavalry brown-leather sword knot with the Service Dress sword branch.
Swords & Belts
Household Cavalry Sword and Scabbard
Conditional · When ordered, brown kit uses the Life Guards state-sword system rather than a generic Army sword. The local sword kit specifies its brown-leather scabbard as part of the same ordered branch.
Swords & Belts
Sam Browne Sword Frog
Conditional · The brown sword frog is carried only with the ordered Service Dress sword system.
Swords & Belts
The Life Guards Sam Browne Belt
Conditional · For formal Service Dress, not No. 2 Undress. Select a complete Sam Browne set or the required separate component; do not purchase the waist belt twice.
Trousers, Skirts & Dresses
Braces
Conditional · With the selected Service trousers, not the skirt.
Trousers, Skirts & Dresses
Service Dress Skirt
Required · Supplied as a separately displayed Goldings product.
Trousers, Skirts & Dresses
The Life Guards Service Dress Trousers
Conditional · Optional trouser/overall outfit in place of the skirt or dress outfit; retain the matching pattern, rank, appointment and wearing conditions. Matching outfit: Dismounted trousers and mounted breeches are coupled alternatives in Household Cavalry Service Dress.