The Royal Anglian Regiment Mess Dress - Female
Royal Anglian Regiment female Mess Dress for warrant officers and senior NCOs.
Description
Specification
Gender
Female
Jacket
1939-pattern scarlet jacket with midnight-blue roll collar and cuffs, with cap buttons.
Waistcoat
Semi-U-front waistcoat lined in white rayon for all warrant officers and senior NCOs.
Shirt and rank
White Mess shirt and black bow tie. Gold rank on dark-blue backing according to substantive rank.
Battalion badge
1st Battalion Minden flash or 2nd Battalion Salamanca Eagle on the left arm, as applicable.
Legwear options
Choose the existing skirt, dress or female-cut trouser outfit, or Royal Anglian Regiment NCO Mess 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
- 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
- Long Mess Dress Skirt
- Royal Anglian Regiment NCO Mess 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
- Marcella Shirt
The local row applies to all ranks and is stronger than the generic senior-NCO cotton-shirt fallback. The female-officer ballgown exception does not displace the NCO all-ranks row.
Dress rule
RequiredGoldings listing
Listed separatelyTie, bow tie or collar
- Black Bow Tie
Supplied as a separately displayed Goldings product.
Dress rule
When applicableGoldings listing
Listed separatelyShoes 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
- Royal Anglian Regiment Regimental Quartermaster Sergeant (RQMS) Rank Badge
- Royal Anglian Regiment Regimental Sergeant Major Rank (RSM)
- Royal Anglian Regiment Sergeant Rank (Sgt)
- Royal Anglian Regiment Staff Sergeant Rank (S/Sgt)
- Royal Anglian Regiment Warrant Officer Class 2 Rank (WO2)
The local Mess table specifies warrant officers and sergeants; junior NCO entitlement is not established.
Dress rule
RequiredGoldings listing
Listed separatelyRank 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 applicableGoldings listing
Not separately listedBadges and insignia
- Royal Anglian Regiment 1st Battalion Minden Mess Dress Flash
- Royal Anglian Regiment Mess Dress Eagle Arm Badge
Supplied through the displayed Goldings product options.
Dress rule
When applicableGoldings listing
Listed separatelyButtons
- Royal Anglian Regiment 22 Ligne Anodised Button
Supplied as a separately displayed Goldings product.
Dress rule
When applicableGoldings listing
Listed separatelySword
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
- Navy-Blue Mess Waistcoat
Specified by the dress evidence but not separately listed as a Goldings product for this uniform.
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
Shoulder cords, chains or other details depend on the authorised local pattern.
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
- Miniature Court-Mounted Medals
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
Any additional accessory is controlled by the cited occasion or local dress rule.
Dress rule
When applicableGoldings listing
Not separately listedRelated accoutrements
Complete
the uniform
Garments and accoutrements supplied to complete this order of dress.
Badges & Insignia
Royal Anglian Regiment 1st Battalion Minden Mess Dress Flash
Conditional · 1st Battalion only; worn on the left sleeve.
Badges & Insignia
Royal Anglian Regiment Mess Dress Eagle Arm Badge
Conditional · 2nd Battalion only; worn on the left sleeve.
Buttons
Royal Anglian Regiment 22 Ligne Anodised Button
Conditional · Supplied as a separately displayed Goldings product.
Footwear
Women’s Black Court Shoes
Required · Supplied as a separately displayed Goldings product.
Rank
Royal Anglian Regiment Regimental Sergeant Major Rank (RSM)
Conditional · When the substantive rank is Warrant Officer Class 1 (WO1) and the appointment is Regimental Sergeant Major.
Rank
Royal Anglian Regiment Regimental Quartermaster Sergeant (RQMS) Rank Badge
Conditional · When the substantive rank is Warrant Officer Class 2 (WO2) and the appointment is Regimental Quartermaster Sergeant.
Rank
Royal Anglian Regiment Warrant Officer Class 2 Rank (WO2)
Conditional · When the substantive rank is Warrant Officer Class 2 (WO2) and the appointment is not Regimental Quartermaster Sergeant.
Rank
Royal Anglian Regiment Staff Sergeant Rank (S/Sgt)
Conditional · When the substantive rank is Colour Sergeant (OR-7) or Staff Sergeant (OR-7).
Rank
Royal Anglian Regiment Sergeant Rank (Sgt)
Conditional · When the substantive rank is Sergeant (OR-6).
Shirts & Neckwear
Black Bow Tie
Conditional · Supplied as a separately displayed Goldings product.
Shirts & Neckwear
Marcella Shirt
Required · Royal Anglian Regiment NCO No. 10 Dress: the local all-ranks white Marcella-pattern shirt
Trousers, Skirts & Dresses
Long Mess Dress Skirt
Required · Supplied as a separately displayed Goldings product.
Trousers, Skirts & Dresses
Royal Anglian Regiment NCO Mess 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: warrant officers and senior NCOs.