The Royal Welsh Mess Dress - Male
Mess Dress combines the scarlet Welsh Brigade jacket, wearer-specific overalls and waistcoat, collar and rank badges, miniatures, white shirt and formal boots.
Description
Mess Dress combines the scarlet Welsh Brigade jacket, wearer-specific overalls and waistcoat, collar and rank badges, miniatures, white shirt and formal boots.
Specification
Gender
Male
Wear
No. 10 Mess Dress is defined by Serials 36 to 43 of the Royal Welsh dress table.
Commercial Boundary
Goldings’ WordPress catalogue records the customer-facing parent name “The Royal Welsh Mess Kit Jacket, Vest and Overalls Complete”.
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
- The Royal Welsh Mess Kit Jacket, Vest and Overalls Complete
Included in the WordPress uniform parent: The Royal Welsh Mess Kit Jacket, Vest and Overalls Complete.
Dress rule
RequiredGoldings listing
IncludedTrousers, overalls, skirt or equivalent
- Royal Welsh Officer Mess Overalls
Replace the ambiguous combined wrapper with the exact rank-pattern article.
Dress rule
When applicableGoldings listing
Listed separatelyShirt
- Collarless Marcella Shirt
The atomised officer Marcella product carries the exact local construction; WordPress 69820 is not the same shirt.
Dress rule
RequiredGoldings listing
Listed separatelyTie, bow tie or collar
This officer or mixed-role presentation does not assert neckwear: the cited bow-tie row is restricted to the separately modelled roll-collar warrant-officer/NCO composition.
Dress rule
Not wornGoldings listing
Not applicableShoes or boots
- Leather Wellington Boots
Supplied as a separately displayed Goldings product.
Dress rule
RequiredGoldings listing
Listed separatelySocks, 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 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
- The Royal Welsh No. 1 Forage Cap
The public product title names its No. 1 construction, while ADR 02.220(a) expressly carries that exact headdress into No. 10 Dress only outdoors when ordered. The forward and reverse edges retain that cap-mediated occasion scope.
Dress rule
When applicableGoldings listing
Listed separatelyRank
Select the authorised insignia for the wearer’s rank
- 5/8 Inch Gold Embroidered Crowns
- 5/8 Inch Gold Embroidered Stars
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
- The Royal Welsh Black Flash
- The Royal Welsh Officer No. 1 and Mess Collar Badges
- The Royal Welsh No. 1 Hat Badge
With the forage cap, outdoors when ordered.
Dress rule
When applicableGoldings listing
Listed separatelyButtons
- The Royal Welsh Peaked-Cap Chinstrap Button
- The Royal Welsh 22 Ligne Anodised Button
22-ligne buttons at the prescribed cuff/strap/jacket and NCO vest positions; the officer waistcoat has a zip, not button fastening.
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
- The Royal Welsh Mess Kit Jacket, Vest and Overalls Complete
Included in the WordPress uniform parent: The Royal Welsh Mess Kit Jacket, Vest and Overalls Complete.
Dress rule
When applicableGoldings listing
IncludedBelt 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
- Braces
Supplied as a separately displayed Goldings product.
Dress rule
When applicableGoldings listing
Listed separatelySpurs
- Short Swan-Neck Box Spurs
Field officers and Adjutants only, with the prescribed overalls and boxed Wellington boots.
Dress rule
When applicableGoldings listing
Listed separatelyMedals 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 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
The Royal Welsh Black Flash
Conditional · Supplied through the displayed Goldings product options.
Badges & Insignia
The Royal Welsh No. 1 Hat Badge
Conditional · With the forage cap, outdoors when ordered.
Badges & Insignia
The Royal Welsh Officer No. 1 and Mess Collar Badges
Conditional · Supplied through the displayed Goldings product options.
Buttons
The Royal Welsh 22 Ligne Anodised Button
Conditional · 22-ligne buttons at the prescribed cuff/strap/jacket and NCO vest positions; the officer waistcoat has a zip, not button fastening.
Buttons
The Royal Welsh Peaked-Cap Chinstrap Button
Conditional · Only with the selected cap; male Mess cap outdoors when ordered.
Footwear
Leather Wellington Boots
Required · Supplied as a separately displayed Goldings product.
Footwear
Short Swan-Neck Box Spurs
Conditional · Field officers and Adjutants only, with the prescribed overalls and boxed Wellington boots.
Hats
The Royal Welsh No. 1 Forage Cap
Conditional · The Royal Welsh No. 1 Hat: No. 1 headdress is worn with No. 10 Dress only outdoors when ordered under ADR 02.220(a).
Rank
5/8 Inch Gold Embroidered Crowns
Required · Supplied through the displayed Goldings product options.
Rank
5/8 Inch Gold Embroidered Stars
Required · Supplied through the displayed Goldings product options.
Shirts & Neckwear
Collarless Marcella Shirt
Required · Royal Welsh officer No. 10 Dress: plain white collarless Marcella-front shirt with double cuffs
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.
Trousers, Skirts & Dresses
Braces
Conditional · Supplied as a separately displayed Goldings product.
Trousers, Skirts & Dresses
Royal Welsh Officer Mess Overalls
Conditional · Selected lower-garment alternative; keep the skirt/dress option for women. Officer overalls use boxed Wellingtons; WO/NCO trousers fall over George boots.