The Mercian Regiment — officer No. 1 Dress, female

The Mercian Regiment No. 1 Dress - Female

Mercian Regiment female officer No. 1 Dress.

Composition

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Description

Specification

Gender

Female

Rank

3/4-inch gilt-and-enamel rank according to substantive rank in both ordinary and ceremonial orders.

Ceremonial

Gold shoulder cords with blue backing, crimson sash and prescribed sword belt/slings; no separate shoulder belt.

Ordinary

Sam Browne belt with the frog retained even without a sword, and brown leather gloves.

Legwear options

Choose the existing skirt, dress or female-cut trouser outfit, or No. 1 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

  • Dress Jacket

Specified by the dress evidence but not separately listed as a Goldings product for this uniform.

Dress rule

Required

Goldings listing

Not separately listed

Trousers, overalls, skirt or equivalent

Choose one authorised option

  • No. 1 Dress Skirt
  • No. 1 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

Required

Goldings listing

Listed separately

Shirt

  • Collarless White Shirt

ADR 02.211 supplies the exact No. 1 Dress shirt relationship. A separate WordPress 69820 record is not treated as the same physical product without route-specific proof.

Dress rule

Required

Goldings listing

Listed separately

Tie, bow tie or collar

  • White Linen Collar

Supplied as a separately displayed Goldings product.

Dress rule

When applicable

Goldings listing

Listed separately

Shoes or boots

  • Black Service Shoes

Supplied as a separately displayed Goldings product.

Dress rule

Required

Goldings listing

Listed separately

Socks, stockings or tights

  • Black Dress Socks
  • Black Stockings or Tights

Specified by the dress evidence but not separately listed as a Goldings product for this uniform.

Dress rule

When applicable

Goldings listing

Not separately listed

Gloves

  • Brown Leather Gloves
  • White Cotton Gloves

Supplied through the displayed Goldings product options.

Dress rule

When applicable

Goldings listing

Listed separately

Headdress

  • The Mercian Regiment No. 1 Forage Cap

Supplied as a separately displayed Goldings product.

Dress rule

Required

Goldings listing

Listed separately

Rank

Select the authorised insignia for the wearer’s rank

  • 3/4 Inch Metal Crowns — Coloured Top
  • 3/4 Inch Gold Metal Bath Stars — Coloured Centre

The local Mercian table specifies 3/4-inch gilt-and-enamel rank for both ordinary and ceremonial No. 1.

Dress rule

When applicable

Goldings listing

Listed separately

Rank carrier

Replaced by the specifically reviewed physical pattern.

Dress rule

When applicable

Goldings listing

Not separately listed

Badges and insignia

  • Mercian Regiment Full-Size Arm Badge
  • Mercian Regiment Gilt and Silver Collar Badges
  • Mercian Regiment Officer Silver and Gilt Eagle Cap Badge

Officer No. 1 forage cap.

Dress rule

When applicable

Goldings listing

Listed separately

Buttons

  • Mercian Regiment 30 Ligne Anodised Button
  • The Mercian Regiment 30 Ligne Gold Gilt Screw Buttons
  • The Mercian Regiment No. 1 Gold Gilt Hat Button

Only with the formal No. 1 forage cap; with male Mess Dress only when the cap is ordered outdoors.

Dress rule

When applicable

Goldings listing

Listed separately

Sword

  • The Mercian Regiment Infantry-Pattern Officer Sword

Supplied as a separately displayed Goldings product.

Dress rule

When applicable

Goldings listing

Listed separately

Scabbard

  • Leather Scabbard
  • Nickel Scabbard

Supplied through the displayed Goldings product options.

Dress rule

When applicable

Goldings listing

Listed separately

Sword knot

  • Brown Leather Sword Knot
  • Mercian Gold and Crimson Ceremonial Sword Knot

Supplied through the displayed Goldings product options.

Dress rule

When applicable

Goldings listing

Listed separately

Sword belt, slings or frog

  • Sword Belt and Slings

Supplied as a separately displayed Goldings product.

Dress rule

When applicable

Goldings listing

Listed separately

Waistcoat or cummerbund

Not part of the standard composition for this role and order of dress.

Dress rule

Not worn

Goldings listing

Not applicable

Belt or sash

  • Crimson Sash
  • Brown Leather Sam Browne Belt and Sword Frog

Ordinary No. 1 or Service Dress; retain the sword frog even when no sword is carried.

Dress rule

When applicable

Goldings listing

Listed separately

Shoulder cords, chains or other details

  • Blue-Backed Gold Ceremonial Shoulder Cords

Ceremonial No. 1 Dress, with the locally prescribed 3/4-inch gilt-and-enamel rank.

Dress rule

When applicable

Goldings listing

Listed separately

Braces or trouser support

This exact composition is skirt-only, so braces or other trouser support are not used.

Dress rule

Not worn

Goldings listing

Not applicable

Spurs

This exact composition is skirt-only, so spurs and spur-box footwear are not used.

Dress rule

Not worn

Goldings listing

Not applicable

Medals and decorations

  • Full-Size Orders, Decorations and Medals
  • Medal Ribbons

Specified by the dress evidence but not separately listed as a Goldings product for this uniform.

Dress rule

When applicable

Goldings listing

Not separately listed

Lanyard 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 applicable

Goldings listing

Not separately listed

Dress-specific accessories

  • Additional authorised item for the occasion

Any additional accessory is controlled by the cited occasion or local dress rule.

Dress rule

When applicable

Goldings listing

Not separately listed

aiguillettes

  • 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 applicable

Goldings listing

Listed separately

Related accoutrements

Complete
the uniform

Garments and accoutrements supplied to complete this order of dress.

Mercian Regiment Full-Size Arm Badge

Badges & Insignia

All variants

Mercian Regiment Full-Size Arm Badge

Required · Supplied through the displayed Goldings product options.

Mercian Regiment Gilt and Silver Collar Badges

Badges & Insignia

All variants

Mercian Regiment Gilt and Silver Collar Badges

Required · Supplied through the displayed Goldings product options.

Mercian Regiment Officer Silver and Gilt Eagle Cap Badge

Badges & Insignia

All variants

Mercian Regiment Officer Silver and Gilt Eagle Cap Badge

Conditional · Officer No. 1 forage cap.

Mercian Regiment 30 Ligne Anodised Button

Buttons

All variants

Mercian Regiment 30 Ligne Anodised Button

Required · Supplied through the displayed Goldings product options.

The Mercian Regiment 30 Ligne Gold Gilt Screw Buttons

Buttons

All variants

The Mercian Regiment 30 Ligne Gold Gilt Screw Buttons

Required · Supplied through the displayed Goldings product options.

The Mercian Regiment No. 1 Gold Gilt Hat Button

Buttons

All variants

The Mercian Regiment No. 1 Gold Gilt Hat Button

Conditional · Only with the formal No. 1 forage cap; with male Mess Dress only when the cap is ordered outdoors.

Black Service Shoes

Footwear

All variants

Black Service Shoes

Required

Brown Leather Gloves

Gloves

All variants

Brown Leather Gloves

Conditional · For officers in non-ceremonial No. 1 Dress. · Supplied through the displayed Goldings product options.

White Cotton Gloves

Gloves

All variants

White Cotton Gloves

Conditional · Supplied through the displayed Goldings product options.

The Mercian Regiment No. 1 Forage Cap

Hats

All variants

The Mercian Regiment No. 1 Forage Cap

Required

3/4 Inch Gold Metal Bath Stars — Coloured Centre

Rank

All variants

3/4 Inch Gold Metal Bath Stars — Coloured Centre

Conditional · Mercian No. 1 Dress, ceremonial and ordinary orders, according to substantive rank.

3/4 Inch Metal Crowns — Coloured Top

Rank

All variants

3/4 Inch Metal Crowns — Coloured Top

Conditional · Mercian No. 1 Dress, ceremonial and ordinary orders, according to substantive rank.

Collarless White Shirt

Shirts & Neckwear

All variants

Collarless White Shirt

Required · Wearers: all-ranks

White Linen Collar

Shirts & Neckwear

All variants

White Linen Collar

Conditional · Supplied as a separately displayed Goldings product.

Blue-Backed Gold Ceremonial Shoulder Cords

Shoulder Details

All variants

Blue-Backed Gold Ceremonial Shoulder Cords

Conditional · Ceremonial No. 1 Dress, with the locally prescribed 3/4-inch gilt-and-enamel rank.

No. 3 Staff Aiguillettes

Shoulder Details

All variants

No. 3 Staff Aiguillettes

Choose one · 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.

Brown Leather Sam Browne Belt and Sword Frog — standard brown set, frog shown separately

Swords & Belts

All variants

Brown Leather Sam Browne Belt and Sword Frog

Conditional · Ordinary No. 1 or Service Dress; retain the sword frog even when no sword is carried.

Brown Leather Sword Knot

Swords & Belts

All variants

Brown Leather Sword Knot

Conditional · Non-ceremonial order when the sword is carried

Crimson Sash

Swords & Belts

All variants

Crimson Sash

Conditional · Supplied through the displayed Goldings product options.

Leather Scabbard

Swords & Belts

All variants

Leather Scabbard

Conditional · Supplied through the displayed Goldings product options.

Mercian Gold and Crimson Ceremonial Sword Knot

Swords & Belts

All variants

Mercian Gold and Crimson Ceremonial Sword Knot

Conditional · Ceremonial order when the sword is carried

Nickel Scabbard

Swords & Belts

All variants

Nickel Scabbard

Conditional · Supplied through the displayed Goldings product options.

Sword Belt and Slings

Swords & Belts

All variants

Sword Belt and Slings

Conditional · Supplied as a separately displayed Goldings product.

The Mercian Regiment Infantry-Pattern Officer Sword

Swords & Belts

All variants

The Mercian Regiment Infantry-Pattern Officer Sword

Conditional · When the sword is ordered for the cited wearer or duty.

No. 1 Dress Skirt

Trousers, Skirts & Dresses

All variants

No. 1 Dress Skirt

Required

No. 1 Dress Trousers — tailored flat-front product illustration

Trousers, Skirts & Dresses

All variants

No. 1 Dress Trousers

Conditional · Optional trouser/overall outfit in place of the skirt or dress outfit; retain the matching pattern, rank, appointment and wearing conditions.