The Life Guards 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.
Description
Life Guards 1902-pattern NCO mess dress; its closed-neck jacket and vest carry no shirt, bow tie, shoulder straps or Life Guards buttons.
Specification
Gender
Female
Legwear options
Choose the existing skirt, dress or female-cut trouser outfit, or The Life Guards Overalls. 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
- Mess Jacket
Specified by the dress evidence but not separately listed as a Goldings product for this uniform.
Dress rule
RequiredGoldings listing
Not separately listedTrousers, overalls, skirt or equivalent
Choose one authorised option
- The Life Guards Mess Dress Skirt
- The Life Guards Overalls
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
Household Cavalry No. 10A uses the closed stand-collar jacket and vest construction; no separate shirt product applies.
Dress rule
Not wornGoldings listing
Not applicableTie, bow tie or collar
The Household Cavalry stand-collar Mess construction does not use a separate tie.
Dress rule
Not wornGoldings listing
Not applicableShoes or boots
- Women’s Black Court Shoes
Supplied as a separately displayed Goldings product.
Dress rule
RequiredGoldings 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
Not part of the standard composition for this role and order of dress.
Dress rule
Not wornGoldings listing
Not applicableHeaddress
ADR 09.65 states that female Army personnel do not wear headdress with Nos. 10 or 11 Dress.
Dress rule
Not wornGoldings listing
Not applicableRank
Select the authorised insignia for the wearer’s rank
- Corporal of Horse Rank (CoH)
- Lance Corporal of Horse Rank (LCoH)
- Lance Corporal Rank (LCpl)
- Regimental Corporal Major Rank (RCM)
- Regimental Quartermaster Corporal Rank (RQMC)
- Squadron Corporal Major Rank (SCM)
- Staff Corporal Rank (SCpl)
According to worn (including authorised acting or temporary rank) appointment or rank Selected for the wearer's worn (including authorised acting or temporary rank) rank Supplied through the displayed Goldings product options.
Dress rule
When applicableGoldings 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
- Authorised regimental or corps badges and insignia
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 listedButtons
Life Guards NCO Mess has no shoulder straps or shoulder buttons.
Dress rule
When applicableGoldings listing
Not separately listedSword
Not part of the standard composition for this role and order of dress.
Dress rule
Not wornGoldings listing
Not applicableScabbard
Not part of the standard composition for this role and order of dress.
Dress rule
Not wornGoldings listing
Not applicableSword knot
Not part of the standard composition for this role and order of dress.
Dress rule
Not wornGoldings listing
Not applicableSword belt, slings or frog
Not part of the standard composition for this role and order of dress.
Dress rule
Not wornGoldings listing
Not applicableWaistcoat or cummerbund
- The Life Guards NCO Mess Waistcoat
Supplied as a separately displayed Goldings product. Waistcoat retained as a uniform source specification; public sale listing withheld because no standalone WordPress product matches.
Dress rule
When applicableGoldings listing
Not separately listedBelt or sash
Not part of the standard composition for this role and order of dress.
Dress rule
Not wornGoldings listing
Not applicableShoulder 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
This exact composition is skirt-only, so braces or other trouser support are not used.
Dress rule
Not wornGoldings listing
Not applicableSpurs
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
- Authorised lanyard or aiguillette where entitled
A lanyard or aiguillette is worn only where local custom or individual entitlement requires it.
Dress rule
When applicableGoldings listing
Not separately listedDress-specific accessories
- Additional authorised item for the occasion
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 listedRelated accoutrements
Complete
the uniform
Garments and accoutrements supplied to complete this order of dress.
Footwear
Women’s Black Court Shoes
Required · Supplied as a separately displayed Goldings product.
Rank
Regimental Corporal Major Rank (RCM)
Conditional · According to substantive appointment or rank · Selected for the wearer's substantive rank · According to worn (including authorised acting or temporary rank) appointment or rank Selected for the wearer's worn (including authorised acting or temporary rank) rank Supplied through the displayed Goldings product options.
Rank
Squadron Corporal Major Rank (SCM)
Conditional · According to substantive appointment or rank · Selected for the wearer's substantive rank · According to worn (including authorised acting or temporary rank) appointment or rank Selected for the wearer's worn (including authorised acting or temporary rank) rank Supplied through the displayed Goldings product options.
Rank
Staff Corporal Rank (SCpl)
Conditional · According to substantive appointment or rank · Selected for the wearer's substantive rank · According to worn (including authorised acting or temporary rank) appointment or rank Selected for the wearer's worn (including authorised acting or temporary rank) rank Supplied through the displayed Goldings product options.
Rank
Corporal of Horse Rank (CoH)
Conditional · According to substantive appointment or rank · Selected for the wearer's substantive rank · According to worn (including authorised acting or temporary rank) appointment or rank Selected for the wearer's worn (including authorised acting or temporary rank) rank Supplied through the displayed Goldings product options.
Rank
Lance Corporal of Horse Rank (LCoH)
Conditional · According to substantive appointment or rank · Selected for the wearer's substantive rank · According to worn (including authorised acting or temporary rank) appointment or rank Selected for the wearer's worn (including authorised acting or temporary rank) rank Supplied through the displayed Goldings product options.
Rank
Regimental Quartermaster Corporal Rank (RQMC)
Conditional · According to substantive appointment or rank · Selected for the wearer's substantive rank · According to worn (including authorised acting or temporary rank) appointment or rank Selected for the wearer's worn (including authorised acting or temporary rank) rank Supplied through the displayed Goldings product options.
Rank
Lance Corporal Rank (LCpl)
Conditional · According to substantive appointment or rank · Selected for the wearer's substantive rank · According to worn (including authorised acting or temporary rank) appointment or rank Selected for the wearer's worn (including authorised acting or temporary rank) rank Supplied through the displayed Goldings product options.
Trousers, Skirts & Dresses
The Life Guards Mess Dress Skirt
Required · Female Household Cavalry Mess Dress uses the local female mess skirt rather than the generic Army long skirt.
Trousers, Skirts & Dresses
The Life Guards Overalls
Conditional · Optional trouser/overall outfit in place of the skirt or dress outfit; retain the matching pattern, rank, appointment and wearing conditions. Matching outfit: Male Life Guards Mess Dress uses the regiment-specific striped dark-blue overalls, not generic Army mess trousers.