The Royal Yorkshire Regiment Mess Dress - Female
Royal Yorkshire Regiment female warrant officer and NCO Mess Dress: a long dark-blue pleated dress with the regimental jacket, Brunswick-green cummerbund and black court shoes.
Description
Specification
Gender
Female
Ensemble
Long dark-blue pleated dress, regimental Mess jacket, Brunswick-green cummerbund and black court shoes.
Jacket fittings
Embroidered regimental collar badges and the rank insignia and buttons appropriate to the wearer.
Legwear options
Choose the existing skirt, dress or female-cut trouser outfit, or Royal Yorkshire Regiment Mess Overalls / Royal Yorkshire Regiment NCO Mess Trousers. 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
- Royal Yorkshire Regiment Long Pleated Mess Dress
- Royal Yorkshire Regiment Mess Overalls
- Royal Yorkshire Regiment NCO Mess Trousers
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
When applicableGoldings listing
Listed separatelyShirt
Female Mess Dress uses a dress, not a separate shirt.
Dress rule
When applicableGoldings listing
Not separately listedTie, bow tie or collar
The female ensemble uses a dress and cummerbund, without a shirt or bow tie.
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
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
- Royal Yorkshire Regiment Corporal Rank Badge
- Royal Yorkshire Regiment Lance Corporal Rank Badge
- Royal Yorkshire Regiment Regimental Sergeant Major Rank Badge
- Royal Yorkshire Regiment Sergeant Rank Badge
- Royal Yorkshire Regiment Staff Sergeant Rank Badge
- The Royal Yorkshire Regiment Warrant Officer Class 2 Rank (WO2)
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
- Royal Yorkshire Regiment Embroidered Mess Collar Badges
Supplied as a separately displayed Goldings product.
Dress rule
When applicableGoldings listing
Listed separatelyButtons
- The Royal Yorkshire Regiment 22 Ligne Anodised Button
For the NCO-pattern jacket epaulettes below WO1; the female ensemble has no waistcoat.
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
- Brunswick Green Mess Cummerbund
With the female long pleated Mess dress and regimental jacket, for officers, warrant officers and NCOs.
Dress rule
When applicableGoldings listing
Listed separatelyBelt 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
- 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 listedRelated accoutrements
Complete
the uniform
Garments and accoutrements supplied to complete this order of dress.
Badges & Insignia
Royal Yorkshire Regiment Embroidered Mess Collar Badges
Conditional · Supplied as a separately displayed Goldings product.
Buttons
The Royal Yorkshire Regiment 22 Ligne Anodised Button
Conditional · For the NCO-pattern jacket epaulettes below WO1; the female ensemble has no waistcoat.
Footwear
Women’s Black Court Shoes
Required · Supplied as a separately displayed Goldings product.
Rank
Royal Yorkshire Regiment Regimental Sergeant Major Rank Badge
Required · Supplied through the displayed Goldings product options.
Rank
The Royal Yorkshire Regiment Warrant Officer Class 2 Rank (WO2)
Required · Supplied through the displayed Goldings product options.
Rank
Royal Yorkshire Regiment Staff Sergeant Rank Badge
Required · Supplied through the displayed Goldings product options.
Rank
Royal Yorkshire Regiment Sergeant Rank Badge
Required · Supplied through the displayed Goldings product options.
Rank
Royal Yorkshire Regiment Corporal Rank Badge
Required · Supplied through the displayed Goldings product options.
Rank
Royal Yorkshire Regiment Lance Corporal Rank Badge
Required · Supplied through the displayed Goldings product options.
Trousers, Skirts & Dresses
Royal Yorkshire Regiment Long Pleated Mess Dress
Conditional · Female officers, warrant officers and NCOs wearing Mess Dress.
Trousers, Skirts & Dresses
Royal Yorkshire Regiment 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: WO1 only; other male NCOs wear the 25 mm striped trousers.
Trousers, Skirts & Dresses
Royal Yorkshire Regiment NCO Mess Trousers
Conditional · Optional trouser/overall outfit in place of the skirt or dress outfit; retain the matching pattern, rank, appointment and wearing conditions. Matching outfit: NCOs below WO1; WO1 wears officer-pattern 8 mm welted overalls.
Waistcoats
Brunswick Green Mess Cummerbund
Conditional · With the female long pleated Mess dress and regimental jacket, for officers, warrant officers and NCOs.