The Parachute Regiment — officer No. 1 Dress, female

The Parachute Regiment No. 1 Dress - Female

Parachute Regiment officer No. 1 Dress with distinct ceremonial and nonceremonial equipment.

Composition

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Description

Specification

Gender

Female

Ceremonial

Blue-backed gold shoulder cords with silver rank, crimson waist sash, white gloves and the ceremonial sword carried on concealed gold-laced slings.

Nonceremonial

Maroon-piped cloth shoulder straps with one-inch gilt rank, dark-tan Sam Browne with the sword frog always fitted, 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

  • The Parachute Regiment No.1 Tunic (blues)**
  • 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

Female No. 1 uses black Service shoes, not brown shoes.

Dress rule

When applicable

Goldings listing

Not separately listed

Socks, stockings or tights

  • 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

Unlined brown leather gloves with No. 1 Dress.

Dress rule

When applicable

Goldings listing

Listed separately

Headdress

  • The Parachute Regiment Maroon Beret

The maroon beret and Parachute Regiment badge remain atomic source evidence, while the exact customer-facing product is their single Beret & Badge parent. WordPress supplies only the parent grain, name and media.

Dress rule

Required

Goldings listing

Listed separately

Rank

Select the authorised insignia for the wearer’s rank

  • Silver Metal Crowns — Ceremonial
  • Silver Metal Bath Stars — Ceremonial
  • 1 Inch Gold Metal Crowns
  • 1 Inch Gold Metal Bath Stars

Parachute Regiment officer No. 1, according to substantive rank; any alternative ceremonial-board arrangement requires its specific local authority.

Dress rule

When applicable

Goldings listing

Listed separately

Rank carrier

  • Gold or Silver Shoulder Cords
  • Gold 3 ply Shoulder Cords with Black Background

The previously reviewed Parachute blue-backed ceremonial-cord correction explicitly replaces this black-backed stock for officer No.1. Preserve historical stock evidence, remove the stale overlapping public wrapper.

Dress rule

When applicable

Goldings listing

Not separately listed

Badges and insignia

  • Parachute Regiment Officer and WO1 Dead-Silver Handed Collar Badges
  • The Parachute Regiment Beret Badge
  • The Parachute Regiment Blues Arm Badge

Supplied through the displayed Goldings product options.

Dress rule

Required

Goldings listing

Listed separately

Buttons

  • The Parachute Regiment 30 Ligne Gilt No. 1 or Service Dress Button
  • The Parachute Regiment No. 1 Dress Screw Epaulette Button

Supplied through the displayed Goldings product options.

Dress rule

Required

Goldings listing

Listed separately

Sword

  • 1897 / L4A1 Infantry Officer Sword and Scabbard

Supplied as a separately displayed Goldings product.

Dress rule

When applicable

Goldings listing

Listed separately

Scabbard

  • 1897 / L4A1 Infantry Officer Sword and Scabbard

Supplied as a separately displayed Goldings product.

Dress rule

When applicable

Goldings listing

Listed separately

Sword knot

Choose one authorised option

  • Gold Strap and Acorn Sword Knot (Pattern No. 3)
  • Brown Leather Sword Knot

When a sword is carried: gold Pattern No. 3 in ceremonial No. 1 Dress; brown leather in non-ceremonial No. 1 Dress.

Dress rule

When applicable

Goldings listing

Listed separately

Sword belt, slings or frog

  • Sword Belt and Slings

Supplied as a separately displayed Goldings product. The webbing sword belt remains a source requirement; its sale listing is withheld at the owner’s request.

Dress rule

When applicable

Goldings listing

Not separately listed

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

An additional generic shoulder belt is not established alongside the local Sam Browne system.

Dress rule

When applicable

Goldings listing

Listed separately

Shoulder cords, chains or other details

  • Blue-Backed Gold Ceremonial Shoulder Cords

Shoulder cords, chains or other details depend on the authorised local pattern.

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.

Parachute Regiment Officer and WO1 Dead-Silver Handed Collar Badges

Badges & Insignia

All variants

Parachute Regiment Officer and WO1 Dead-Silver Handed Collar Badges

Choose one · Wearers: officers

The Parachute Regiment Beret Badge

Badges & Insignia

All variants

The Parachute Regiment Beret Badge

Required · Supplied through the displayed Goldings product options.

The Parachute Regiment Blues Arm Badge

Badges & Insignia

All variants

The Parachute Regiment Blues Arm Badge

Required · Supplied through the displayed Goldings product options.

The Parachute Regiment 30 Ligne Gilt No. 1 or Service Dress Button

Buttons

All variants

The Parachute Regiment 30 Ligne Gilt No. 1 or Service Dress Button

Required · Supplied as a separately displayed Goldings product.

The Parachute Regiment No. 1 Dress Screw Epaulette Button

Buttons

All variants

The Parachute Regiment No. 1 Dress Screw Epaulette Button

Required · Supplied as a separately displayed Goldings product.

Brown Leather Gloves

Gloves

Non-Ceremonial

Brown Leather Gloves

Conditional · Unlined brown leather gloves with No. 1 Dress.

The Parachute Regiment Maroon Beret

Hats

All variants

The Parachute Regiment Maroon Beret

Required · Choose one · Wearers: all-ranks · Wearers: all-ranks. The regimental table states that it is worn with all forms of dress

1 Inch Gold Metal Bath Stars

Rank

Non-Ceremonial

1 Inch Gold Metal Bath Stars

Conditional · Nonceremonial No. 1 only, on cloth shoulder straps; quantity according to substantive rank.

1 Inch Gold Metal Crowns

Rank

Non-Ceremonial

1 Inch Gold Metal Crowns

Conditional · Nonceremonial No. 1 only, on cloth shoulder straps; quantity according to substantive rank.

Silver Metal Bath Stars — Ceremonial, with gold cross and enamel centre

Rank

All variants

Silver Metal Bath Stars — Ceremonial

Conditional · Ceremonial No. 1 Dress: one or more stars are worn according to substantive rank · Ceremonial No. 1 only, on gold shoulder cords; quantity according to substantive rank.

Silver Metal Crowns — Ceremonial

Rank

All variants

Silver Metal Crowns — Ceremonial

Conditional · Ceremonial No. 1 Dress: the substantive rank includes a crown · Ceremonial No. 1 only, on gold shoulder cords; quantity 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

Required · Wearers: officers

Blue-Backed Gold Ceremonial Shoulder Cords

Shoulder Details

Ceremonial

Blue-Backed Gold Ceremonial Shoulder Cords

Conditional · Officer ceremonial No. 1 only; replaces ordinary cloth straps and black-backed stock.

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.

1897 / L4A1 Infantry Officer Sword and Scabbard

Swords & Belts

All variants

1897 / L4A1 Infantry Officer Sword and Scabbard

Choose one · Wearers: officers, all-ranks. Only when the sword is ordered for an authorised carrier Wearers: officers When the sword is ordered to be carried. When the sword is ordered for the cited wearer or duty.

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

Swords & Belts

Non-Ceremonial

Brown Leather Sam Browne Belt and Sword Frog

Conditional · Nonceremonial No. 1, or formal No. 2 when ordered: dark-tan Sam Browne and shoulder brace, with frog always fitted. Not additional to the ceremonial waist sash and concealed slings.

Brown Leather Sword Knot

Swords & Belts

All variants

Brown Leather Sword Knot

Conditional · Non-ceremonial No. 1 Dress only, when the sword is ordered for an authorised officer; ceremonial No. 1 uses the gold Pattern No. 3 knot.

Crimson Sash

Swords & Belts

All variants

Crimson Sash

Conditional · Supplied through the displayed Goldings product options. · Officer ceremonial No. 1 waist sash only; not worn with the nonceremonial Sam Browne configuration.

Gold Strap and Acorn Sword Knot (Pattern No. 3)

Swords & Belts

All variants

Gold Strap and Acorn Sword Knot (Pattern No. 3)

Choose one · With the ceremonial sword in No. 1 Dress; ordinary No. 1 uses the brown leather knot.

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. Matching outfit: Supplied as a separately displayed Goldings product. · Optional trouser/overall outfit in place of the skirt or dress outfit; retain the matching pattern, rank, appointment and wearing conditions.