The Royal Dragoon Guards Mess Dress - Female
Royal Dragoon Guards Warrant Officer and NCO Mess Dress.
Description
Specification
Gender
Female
Garment branches
Closed WO/SNCO jacket with plain shirt and studs; Corporal 1939 roll-collar jacket and waistcoat with 22 ligne buttons and golf-ball Marcella shirt.
Footwear
Male Corporal-and-above overalls, George boots and swan-neck spurs; Lance Corporal DMS shoe alternative. Female green crepe skirt and court shoes.
Collar badges
The 8-inch placement belongs to the 1939 roll-collar garment; closed-jacket placement is a separate pattern detail.
Legwear options
Choose the existing skirt, dress or female-cut trouser outfit, or Royal Dragoon Guards Green 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 Jackets
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
- Royal Dragoon Guards Brunswick-Green Mess Skirt
- Royal Dragoon Guards Green 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
Select the authorised insignia for the wearer’s rank
- Collarless White Shirt
- Marcella Shirt
Corporal 1939 Mess pattern only.
Dress rule
When applicableGoldings listing
Listed separatelyTie, bow tie or collar
- Authorised Mess Dress neck treatment where prescribed
The neck treatment is controlled by the cited order and local pattern; no separate Goldings product is asserted.
Dress rule
When applicableGoldings listing
Not separately listedShoes 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 Dragoon Guards Regimental Sergeant Major Rank (RSM)
- Royal Dragoon Guards Sergeant Rank (Sgt)
- Royal Dragoon Guards Staff Sergeant Rank (S/Sgt)
- Royal Dragoon Guards Warrant Officer Class 2 Rank (WO2)
Supplied through the displayed Goldings product options.
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 Dragoon Guards Warrant Officer and SNCO Mess Dress Collar Badges
Supplied as a separately displayed Goldings product.
Dress rule
When applicableGoldings listing
Listed separatelyButtons
- Royal Dragoon Guards 22 Ligne Button
- Royal Dragoon Guards 30 Ligne Deep-Engraved Gilt Screw Button
22 ligne waistcoat button for the Corporal 1939 Mess pattern.
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
- Mess Vests and Waistcoats
- Mess Vests and Waistcoats — 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 Dragoon Guards Warrant Officer and SNCO Mess Dress Collar Badges
Conditional · Supplied as a separately displayed Goldings product.
Buttons
Royal Dragoon Guards 22 Ligne Button
Conditional · 22 ligne waistcoat button for the Corporal 1939 Mess pattern.
Buttons
Royal Dragoon Guards 30 Ligne Deep-Engraved Gilt Screw Button
Conditional · Only with the corresponding 1939-pattern shoulder/garment fitting.
Footwear
Women’s Black Court Shoes
Required · Supplied as a separately displayed Goldings product.
Rank
Royal Dragoon Guards Regimental Sergeant Major Rank (RSM)
Required · Supplied through the displayed Goldings product options.
Rank
Royal Dragoon Guards Warrant Officer Class 2 Rank (WO2)
Required · Supplied through the displayed Goldings product options.
Rank
Royal Dragoon Guards Staff Sergeant Rank (S/Sgt)
Required · Supplied through the displayed Goldings product options.
Rank
Royal Dragoon Guards Sergeant Rank (Sgt)
Required · Supplied through the displayed Goldings product options.
Shirts & Neckwear
Collarless White Shirt
Conditional · Plain-front collarless shirt for Officers, Warrant Officers and senior NCOs in the closed-jacket Mess pattern; Corporal golf-ball Marcella is separate.
Shirts & Neckwear
Marcella Shirt
Conditional · Corporal 1939 Mess pattern only.
Trousers, Skirts & Dresses
Royal Dragoon Guards Brunswick-Green Mess Skirt
Required · Ankle-length Brunswick-green satin-backed crepe skirt for the female Royal Dragoon Guards Mess pattern.
Trousers, Skirts & Dresses
Royal Dragoon Guards Green 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: Green barathea Mess overalls with a 2¼-inch gold stripe. Officer wear uses straight-neck spurs; the corresponding NCO pattern uses swan-neck spurs.