Mess Dress - Male

The Royal Tank Regiment Mess Dress - Male

Royal Tank Regiment officer Mess Dress.

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Description

Specification

Gender

Male

Jacket and rank

Officer stand-collar pattern without collar badges; prescribed 5/8-inch lace and tank badge four inches below the shoulder.

Shirt and fastenings

Square-ended black silk bow tie, 22 ligne shoulder fitting and studded vest.

Lower garments

Officer 2-inch black-mohair overalls; swan-neck spurs only for field officers/Adjutants with the compatible boxed boots.

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

  • Royal Tank Regiment Officer Mess Overalls

Male officer overall pattern; entitled spur wearers use compatible boxed boots.

Dress rule

Required

Goldings listing

Listed separately

Shirt

  • Plain White Shirt

The exact route-local shirt product replaces the generic WordPress 69820 approximation.

Dress rule

Required

Goldings listing

Listed separately

Tie, bow tie or collar

  • Black Bow Tie

Square-ended black silk bow tie with the officer Mess shirt.

Dress rule

Required

Goldings listing

Listed separately

Shoes or boots

  • Leather Wellington Boots

Supplied as a separately displayed Goldings product.

Dress rule

Required

Goldings listing

Listed separately

Socks, stockings or tights

  • Authorised socks or hose

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

  • Royal Tank Regiment Black Beret

Male Mess headdress only when ordered outdoors. Band rim/hackle features belong solely to their separately authorised Band wearer/occasion.

Dress rule

When applicable

Goldings listing

Listed separately

Rank

Select the authorised insignia for the wearer’s rank

  • 5/8 Inch Silver Embroidered Crowns
  • 5/8 Inch Silver Embroidered Stars

Supplied through the displayed Goldings product options.

Dress rule

Required

Goldings listing

Listed separately

Rank carrier

  • Royal Tank Regiment Black and Gold Mess Shoulder Cords

Supplied as a separately displayed Goldings product.

Dress rule

When applicable

Goldings listing

Listed separately

Badges and insignia

  • Royal Tank Regiment Arm Badge
  • Royal Tank Regiment Silver Beret Badge

Corresponding silver/Stabrite beret badge when male Mess headdress is ordered.

Dress rule

When applicable

Goldings listing

Listed separately

Buttons

  • Royal Tank Regiment 22 Ligne Stabrite Bronze Button

Engraved finish is selected within the appropriate measured Mess-button option, not a duplicate unsized card.

Dress rule

Required

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

  • Royal Tank Regiment Officer Scarlet Mess Waistcoat

Supplied as a separately displayed Goldings product. Waistcoat retained as a uniform source specification; public sale listing withheld because no standalone WordPress product matches.

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

  • Authorised shoulder cords, chains or details

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

Dress rule

When applicable

Goldings listing

Not separately listed

Braces or trouser support

  • Braces

Supplied as a separately displayed Goldings product.

Dress rule

When applicable

Goldings listing

Listed separately

Spurs

  • Short Swan-Neck Box Spurs

Adjutants and field officers only, with compatible overalls and boxed boots.

Dress rule

When applicable

Goldings listing

Listed separately

Medals and decorations

  • Orders, decorations and medals as entitled

Orders, decorations and medals are selected by individual entitlement and the occasion.

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 Tank Regiment Arm Badge

Badges & Insignia

Royal Tank Regiment Arm Badge

Conditional · Supplied as a separately displayed Goldings product.

Royal Tank Regiment Silver Beret Badge

Badges & Insignia

Royal Tank Regiment Silver Beret Badge

Conditional · Corresponding silver/Stabrite beret badge when male Mess headdress is ordered.

Royal Tank Regiment 22 Ligne Stabrite Bronze Button with Tudor crown, front view

Buttons

Royal Tank Regiment 22 Ligne Stabrite Bronze Button

Required · Supplied as a separately displayed Goldings product.

Leather Wellington Boots

Footwear

Leather Wellington Boots

Required · Supplied as a separately displayed Goldings product.

Short Swan-Neck Box Spurs

Footwear

Short Swan-Neck Box Spurs

Conditional · Adjutants and field officers only, with compatible overalls and boxed boots.

Royal Tank Regiment Black Beret

Hats

Royal Tank Regiment Black Beret

Conditional · Male Mess headdress only when ordered outdoors. Band rim/hackle features belong solely to their separately authorised Band wearer/occasion.

5/8 Inch Silver Embroidered Crowns

Rank

5/8 Inch Silver Embroidered Crowns

Required · Supplied through the displayed Goldings product options.

5/8 Inch Silver Embroidered Stars

Rank

5/8 Inch Silver Embroidered Stars

Required · Supplied through the displayed Goldings product options.

Black Bow Tie

Shirts & Neckwear

Black Bow Tie

Required · Square-ended black silk bow tie with the officer Mess shirt.

Plain White Shirt

Shirts & Neckwear

Plain White Shirt

Required · Royal Tank Regiment plain white turn-down-collar Mess shirt

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 Tank Regiment Black and Gold Mess Shoulder Cords

Shoulder Details

Royal Tank Regiment Black and Gold Mess Shoulder Cords

Conditional · Supplied as a separately displayed Goldings product.

Braces

Trousers, Skirts & Dresses

Braces

Conditional · Supplied as a separately displayed Goldings product.

Royal Tank Regiment Officer Mess Overalls

Trousers, Skirts & Dresses

Royal Tank Regiment Officer Mess Overalls

Required · Male officer overall pattern; entitled spur wearers use compatible boxed boots.