The Royal Yeomanry Mess Dress - Female
Royal Yeomanry Warrant Officer and senior NCO Mess Dress.
Description
Specification
Gender
Female
Pattern
Established local senior NCO upright-collar jacket and waistcoat; do not infer permission for unspecified junior ranks.
Buttons and rank
Plain half-ball shoulder buttons, with silver rank on scarlet sleeve backing and the appropriate squadron badge.
Transit cap
Male cap when transiting in public: Warrant Officer embroidered badge or below-WO metal badge.
Legwear options
Choose the existing skirt, dress or female-cut trouser outfit, or Royal Yeomanry SNCO 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 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 Yeomanry SNCO Mess 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
- Plain White Shirt
No exact local construction displaces the Army senior-NCO white-cotton rule. Officer Marcella and stiff-shirt products are not inherited into this NCO composition.
Dress rule
RequiredGoldings 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
- 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
- Royal Yeomanry RQMS Mess Dress Rank
- Royal Yeomanry RSM Mess Dress Rank
- Royal Yeomanry Sergeant Mess Dress Rank
- Royal Yeomanry Staff Sergeant Mess Dress Rank
- Royal Yeomanry WO2 Mess Dress Rank
Supplied through the displayed Goldings product options.
Dress rule
RequiredGoldings listing
Listed separatelyRank carrier
- Mess Silver-Cord Shoulder Loops
Supplied as a separately displayed Goldings product.
Dress rule
When applicableGoldings listing
Listed separatelyBadges and insignia
- Authorised regimental or corps badges and insignia
The cited dress rule prescribes authorised regimental or corps badges without a separate Goldings product row.
Dress rule
When applicableGoldings listing
Not separately listedButtons
- Royal Yeomanry 22 Ligne Silver Domed Button
- Royal Yeomanry NCO Mess Dress 30 Ligne Silver Domed Epaulette Button
Mess jacket shoulder fittings use the distinct plain white-metal half-ball 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
- 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
- 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
- Mess-Dress Miniature 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.
Buttons
Royal Yeomanry 22 Ligne Silver Domed Button
Conditional · 22 ligne embossed daytime button only on the prescribed transit-cap fitting, not the plain half-ball Mess jacket fitting.
Buttons
Royal Yeomanry NCO Mess Dress 30 Ligne Silver Domed Epaulette Button
Conditional · Supplied as a separately displayed Goldings product.
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
Royal Yeomanry RSM Mess Dress Rank
Conditional · When the substantive rank is Warrant Officer Class 1 (WO1) and the appointment is Regimental Sergeant Major.
Rank
Royal Yeomanry RQMS Mess Dress Rank
Conditional · When the substantive rank is Warrant Officer Class 2 (WO2) and the appointment is Regimental Quartermaster Sergeant.
Rank
Royal Yeomanry WO2 Mess Dress Rank
Conditional · When the substantive rank is Warrant Officer Class 2 (WO2) and the appointment is not Regimental Quartermaster Sergeant.
Rank
Royal Yeomanry Staff Sergeant Mess Dress Rank
Conditional · When the substantive rank is Staff Sergeant (OR-7).
Rank
Royal Yeomanry Sergeant Mess Dress Rank
Conditional · When the substantive rank is Sergeant (OR-6).
Shirts & Neckwear
Plain White Shirt
Required · No. 10 Dress for warrant officers and senior NCOs: white cotton shirt; an optional wing collar may be selected when a bow tie is worn
Shoulder Details
Mess Silver-Cord Shoulder Loops
Conditional · Royal Yeomanry SNCO Mess jacket shoulder fitting only.
Trousers, Skirts & Dresses
Long Mess Dress Skirt
Required · Supplied as a separately displayed Goldings product.
Trousers, Skirts & Dresses
Royal Yeomanry SNCO Mess 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: Established senior NCO overall pattern with twin ¾-inch white cloth stripes.