The Royal Wessex Yeomanry Mess Dress - Female
Royal Wessex Yeomanry female officer Mess Dress with the Badminton-blue jacket, dark-scarlet waistcoat, long plain dark-blue skirt and black court shoes.
Description
Specification
Gender
Female
Jacket
Officer-pattern gold braid and cord, five gold olivets and small silver embroidered rank on the shoulder loops.
Shirt
Collarless white cotton double-cuff shirt with cufflinks; no wing collar.
Legwear options
Choose the existing skirt, dress or female-cut trouser outfit, or Royal Wessex Yeomanry Officer and WO1 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 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 Wessex Yeomanry Officer and WO1 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 local all-ranks tunic shirt excludes generic officer occasion branches.
Dress rule
RequiredGoldings listing
Listed separatelyTie, bow tie or collar
RWxY Mess prescribes a collarless white double-cuff shirt, not a default wing collar.
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
- White Cotton Gloves
Supplied as a separately displayed Goldings product.
Dress rule
When applicableGoldings listing
Listed separatelyHeaddress
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
- 3/4 Inch Silver Embroidered Crowns
- 3/4 Inch Silver Embroidered Stars
Small silver embroidered rank selected for the substantive officer rank. The supplied nominal ¾-inch size is a tailoring option, not a numerical size prescribed by the local ADR table.
Dress rule
When applicableGoldings 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
No universal RWxY Mess arm-badge requirement is established; keep only independently identified squadron or qualification patterns in their documented orders.
Dress rule
When applicableGoldings listing
Not separately listedButtons
- Gold Olivettes
- Royal Wessex Yeomanry Plain Half-Ball Officer and WO1 22 Ligne Brass or Gilt Button
- Royal Wessex Yeomanry Plain Half-Ball Officer and WO1 30 Ligne Brass or Gilt Button
- Royal Wessex Yeomanry Plain Half-Ball Officer and WO1 40 Ligne Brass or Gilt Button
Officer and WO1 garment fittings only; select the physical size required by the 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
- 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
- Antecedent-Pattern Cross-Belt (RGH Antecedent)
Specified by the dress evidence but not separately listed as a Goldings product for this uniform.
Dress rule
When applicableGoldings listing
Not separately listedShoulder 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
- 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
- Cavalry Cloak
Specified by the dress evidence but not separately listed as a Goldings product for this uniform.
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.
Buttons
Gold Olivettes
Required · Supplied through the displayed Goldings product options.
Buttons
Royal Wessex Yeomanry Plain Half-Ball Officer and WO1 22 Ligne Brass or Gilt Button
Conditional · Officer and WO1 garment fittings only; select the physical size required by the fastening.
Buttons
Royal Wessex Yeomanry Plain Half-Ball Officer and WO1 30 Ligne Brass or Gilt Button
Conditional · Officer and WO1 garment fittings only; select the physical size required by the fastening.
Buttons
Royal Wessex Yeomanry Plain Half-Ball Officer and WO1 40 Ligne Brass or Gilt Button
Conditional · Officer and WO1 garment fittings only; select the physical size required by the fastening.
Footwear
Women’s Black Court Shoes
Required · Supplied as a separately displayed Goldings product.
Gloves
White Cotton Gloves
Conditional · Supplied as a separately displayed Goldings product.
Rank
3/4 Inch Silver Embroidered Crowns
Conditional · Small silver embroidered rank selected for the substantive officer rank. The supplied nominal ¾-inch size is a tailoring option, not a numerical size prescribed by the local ADR table.
Rank
3/4 Inch Silver Embroidered Stars
Conditional · Small silver embroidered rank selected for the substantive officer rank. The supplied nominal ¾-inch size is a tailoring option, not a numerical size prescribed by the local ADR table.
Shirts & Neckwear
Collarless White Shirt
Required · Royal Wessex Yeomanry No. 10 Dress: collarless white cotton shirt with double cuffs and cufflinks
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
Long Mess Dress Skirt
Required · Supplied as a separately displayed Goldings product.
Trousers, Skirts & Dresses
Royal Wessex Yeomanry Officer and WO1 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: officer and WO1 Mess Dress, using the same exact gold-laced overall pattern.