Mess Dress - Female

The Royal Anglian Regiment Mess Dress - Female

Royal Anglian Regiment female officer Mess Dress with the locally prescribed evening ensemble and optional regimental jacket.

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Description

Specification

Gender

Female

Optional jacket

Regimental jacket with gold shoulder cords, small flat 22-ligne fittings, silver embroidered rank and the applicable battalion arm badge.

Footwear

Black court shoes.

Legwear options

Choose the existing skirt, dress or female-cut trouser outfit, or Royal Anglian Regiment Officer Mess 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

Required

Goldings listing

Not separately listed

Trousers, overalls, skirt or equivalent

Choose one authorised option

  • Royal Anglian Regiment Officer Mess Overalls
  • Ladies'

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

Some options listed

Shirt

The Royal Anglian female officer No. 10 branch is a ballgown construction and has no separate shirt product.

Dress rule

Not worn

Goldings listing

Not applicable

Tie, bow tie or collar

The referenced female ballgown ensemble does not establish a wing collar.

Dress rule

When applicable

Goldings listing

Not separately listed

Shoes or boots

  • Women’s Black Court Shoes

Supplied as a separately displayed Goldings product.

Dress rule

Required

Goldings listing

Listed separately

Socks, 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 applicable

Goldings listing

Not separately listed

Gloves

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

Dress rule

Not worn

Goldings listing

Not applicable

Headdress

ADR 09.65 states that female Army personnel do not wear headdress with Nos. 10 or 11 Dress.

Dress rule

Not worn

Goldings listing

Not applicable

Rank

Select the authorised insignia for the wearer’s rank

  • 3/8 Inch Silver Embroidered Crowns
  • 3/8 Inch Silver Embroidered Stars

Only on the optional female regimental Mess jacket, according to substantive rank.

Dress rule

When applicable

Goldings listing

Listed separately

Rank carrier

  • Authorised rank carrier for the wearer and garment

The rank carrier depends on the wearer and authorised garment construction under the cited rule.

Dress rule

When applicable

Goldings listing

Not separately listed

Badges and insignia

  • Royal Anglian Regiment 1st Battalion Minden Mess Dress Flash
  • Royal Anglian Regiment Mess Dress Eagle Arm Badge

2nd Battalion only, on the optional female regimental Mess jacket.

Dress rule

When applicable

Goldings listing

Listed separately

Buttons

  • Royal Anglian Regiment 22 Ligne Anodised Button
  • 22 Ligne Screw Mounted Epaulette Button

22-ligne mounted screw fitting on the optional female officer Mess jacket; small flat button profile.

Dress rule

When applicable

Goldings listing

Listed separately

Sword

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

Dress rule

Not worn

Goldings listing

Not applicable

Scabbard

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

Dress rule

Not worn

Goldings listing

Not applicable

Sword knot

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

Dress rule

Not worn

Goldings listing

Not applicable

Sword belt, slings or frog

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

Dress rule

Not worn

Goldings listing

Not applicable

Waistcoat or cummerbund

  • Navy-Blue Mess Waistcoat

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

Belt or sash

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

Dress rule

Not worn

Goldings listing

Not applicable

Shoulder cords, chains or other details

  • 2-Ply Twisted Gold Epaulettes

Optional female officer regimental jacket: two-ply gold Orris cords with scarlet lining and small flat 22-ligne fitting.

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

  • Miniature Court-Mounted Medals

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.

Royal Anglian Regiment 1st Battalion Minden Mess Dress Flash

Badges & Insignia

Royal Anglian Regiment 1st Battalion Minden Mess Dress Flash

Conditional · 1st Battalion only, on the optional female regimental Mess jacket.

Royal Anglian Regiment Mess Dress Eagle Arm Badge

Badges & Insignia

Royal Anglian Regiment Mess Dress Eagle Arm Badge

Conditional · 2nd Battalion only, on the optional female regimental Mess jacket.

22 Ligne Screw Mounted Epaulette Button

Buttons

22 Ligne Screw Mounted Epaulette Button

Conditional · 22-ligne mounted screw fitting on the optional female officer Mess jacket; small flat button profile.

Royal Anglian Regiment 22 Ligne Anodised Button

Buttons

Royal Anglian Regiment 22 Ligne Anodised Button

Required

Women’s Black Court Shoes

Footwear

Women’s Black Court Shoes

Required · Supplied as a separately displayed Goldings product.

3/8 Inch Silver Embroidered Crowns

Rank

3/8 Inch Silver Embroidered Crowns

Conditional · Only on the optional female regimental Mess jacket, according to substantive rank.

3/8 Inch Silver Embroidered Stars

Rank

3/8 Inch Silver Embroidered Stars

Conditional · Only on the optional female regimental Mess jacket, according to substantive rank.

2-Ply Twisted Gold Epaulettes

Shoulder Details

2-Ply Twisted Gold Epaulettes

Conditional · Optional female officer regimental jacket: two-ply gold Orris cords with scarlet lining and small flat 22-ligne fitting.

No. 3 Staff Aiguillettes

Shoulder Details

No. 3 Staff Aiguillettes

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.

Royal Anglian Regiment Officer Mess Overalls

Trousers, Skirts & Dresses

Royal Anglian Regiment Officer Mess 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: officers, with Wellington boots.