The Royal Scots Dragoon Guards Mess Dress - Female
Royal Scots Dragoon Guards officer Mess Dress.
Description
Specification
Gender
Female
Shoulders and rank
Local twisted gold cord carrier with gold-on-yellow rank, using the smaller 3/8-inch Goldings size.
Shirt
Regimental Mess shirt and black silk bow tie; no automatic wing collar for the closed-jacket pattern.
Legwear and spurs
Male blue barathea with two 1-inch yellow stripes and a 3/16-inch gap; box spurs for field officers or the Adjutant with the correct overall/boot configuration. Female unstriped blue skirt and court shoes.
Legwear options
Choose the existing skirt, dress or female-cut trouser outfit, or SCOTS DG Blue Striped 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 Dress
Included in the displayed Goldings uniform product: Mess Dress.
Dress rule
RequiredGoldings listing
IncludedTrousers, overalls, skirt or equivalent
Choose one authorised option
- Long Mess Dress Skirt
- SCOTS DG Blue Striped 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
- Collarless White Shirt
The exact route-local shirt product replaces the generic WordPress 69820 approximation.
Dress rule
RequiredGoldings listing
Listed separatelyTie, bow tie or collar
- Black Bow Tie
Black silk bow tie with the SCOTS DG officer Mess shirt and corresponding jacket.
Dress rule
RequiredGoldings 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
- 3/8 Inch Gold Embroidered Crowns — Yellow Backing
- 3/8 Inch Gold Embroidered Stars — Yellow Backing
Gold-on-yellow officer rank on the matching Mess carrier.
Dress rule
RequiredGoldings listing
Listed separatelyRank carrier
Replace the foreign universal three-ply carrier with the same local SCOTS DG officer carrier.
Dress rule
When applicableGoldings listing
Not separately listedBadges and insignia
- Royal Scots Dragoon Guards Embroidered Eagle Collar Badges
Supplied as a separately displayed Goldings product.
Dress rule
When applicableGoldings listing
Listed separatelyButtons
- Royal Scots Dragoon Guards Gilt Eagle 22 Ligne Mess Dress Epaulette 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
- Authorised waistcoat or cummerbund where prescribed
A waistcoat or authorised cummerbund depends on the exact open- or closed-neck Mess Dress pattern.
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
- SCOTS DG Gold Cord Mess Epaulettes
SCOTS DG twisted gold cord carrier with gold-on-yellow rank.
Dress rule
RequiredGoldings listing
Listed separatelyBraces 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
- Orders, decorations and medals as entitled
Orders, decorations and medals are selected by individual entitlement and the occasion.
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 listedaiguillettes
- 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 applicableGoldings listing
Listed separatelyRelated accoutrements
Complete
the uniform
Garments and accoutrements supplied to complete this order of dress.
Badges & Insignia
Royal Scots Dragoon Guards Embroidered Eagle Collar Badges
Conditional · Supplied as a separately displayed Goldings product.
Buttons
Royal Scots Dragoon Guards Gilt Eagle 22 Ligne Mess Dress Epaulette Button
Conditional · Supplied as a separately displayed Goldings product.
Footwear
Women’s Black Court Shoes
Required · Supplied as a separately displayed Goldings product.
Rank
3/8 Inch Gold Embroidered Crowns — Yellow Backing
Required · Gold-on-yellow officer rank on the matching Mess carrier.
Rank
3/8 Inch Gold Embroidered Stars — Yellow Backing
Required · Gold-on-yellow officer rank on the matching Mess carrier.
Shirts & Neckwear
Black Bow Tie
Required · Black silk bow tie with the SCOTS DG officer Mess shirt and corresponding jacket.
Shirts & Neckwear
Collarless White Shirt
Required · Royal Scots Dragoon Guards white regimental-pattern Mess shirt
Shoulder Details
No. 3 Staff Aiguillettes
Choose one · 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.
Shoulder Details
SCOTS DG Gold Cord Mess Epaulettes
Required · SCOTS DG twisted gold cord carrier with gold-on-yellow rank.
Trousers, Skirts & Dresses
Long Mess Dress Skirt
Required · Supplied as a separately displayed Goldings product.
Trousers, Skirts & Dresses
SCOTS DG Blue Striped 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: SCOTS DG blue barathea lower garment: two 1-inch yellow stripes, 3/16-inch gap; overall cut for entitled spur wearers.