Welsh Guards Mess Dress - Male
Mess Dress – Officers - Male, with products grouped under the uniform rather than presented as an unconstrained regiment-wide stock list.
Description
Mess Dress – Officers - Male, with products grouped under the uniform rather than presented as an unconstrained regiment-wide stock list.
Specification
Gender
Male
Entitlement
Mess Dress – Officers - Male is authorised for the stated wearer, gender and order of dress.
Commercial Boundary
Goldings’ WordPress catalogue records the customer-facing parent name “Welsh Guards Jacket, Vest and Trousers 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
- Welsh Guards Jacket, Vest and Trousers Complete
Included in the WordPress uniform parent: Welsh Guards Jacket, Vest and Trousers Complete.
Dress rule
RequiredGoldings listing
IncludedTrousers, overalls, skirt or equivalent
Choose one authorised option
- Welsh Guards Blue Mess Dress Trousers
- Guards Blue Overalls
Only officers entitled to wear overalls; alternative to trousers.
Dress rule
When applicableGoldings listing
Listed separatelyShirt
Use the authorised combination for the selected dress variant
- Stiff-Fronted Wing Collar Shirt
- Marcella Shirt
The reviewed officer No. 10 rule contains two mutually exclusive occasion branches. Both stocked constructions are shown, but never as two shirts required at once.
Dress rule
When applicableGoldings listing
Listed separatelyTie, bow tie or collar
- Black Bow Tie
Supplied as a separately displayed Goldings product.
Dress rule
When applicableGoldings listing
Listed separatelyShoes or boots
Choose one authorised option
- Black Leather George Boots
- Leather Wellington Boots
Select the appropriate Wellington or George boot.
Dress rule
When applicableGoldings 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
- Blue Peaked Forage Cap
Outdoors when ordered.
Dress rule
When applicableGoldings listing
Listed separatelyRank
Select the authorised insignia for the wearer’s rank
- Mess Dress
Officer Mess Dress rank is formed by the jacket cuff-cord construction: three rows for field officers, two for captains and one for subalterns. It is not a detachable crown or star product.
Dress rule
RequiredGoldings listing
IncludedRank carrier
The officer Mess jacket expressly has no shoulder straps; cuff cord is integral to the jacket rather than mounted on a rank carrier.
Dress rule
Not wornGoldings listing
Not applicableBadges and insignia
- Embroidered Leek Mess Collar Badges
For the named rank or appointment worn, including acting or temporary rank; use the prescribed dark-blue Mess backing in Mess Dress.
Dress rule
When applicableGoldings listing
Listed separatelyButtons
- Five Mounted 22 Ligne Mess Buttons
- Mounted Forage Cap Button
With the cap outdoors when ordered.
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
- Welsh Guards Jacket, Vest and Trousers Complete
Included in the WordPress uniform parent: Welsh Guards Jacket, Vest and Trousers 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
The cited local dress schedule governs this contingent component category, but it does not identify a separate Goldings product or a safe atomic source article.
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
- Authorised spurs for an entitled wearer
Spurs apply only to an entitled wearer with compatible overalls or mounted footwear.
Dress rule
When applicableGoldings listing
Not separately listedMedals 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
The cited local dress schedule governs this contingent component category, but it does not identify a separate Goldings product or a safe atomic source article.
Dress rule
When applicableGoldings listing
Not separately listedRelated accoutrements
Complete
the uniform
Garments and accoutrements supplied to complete this order of dress.
Badges & Insignia
Embroidered Leek Mess Collar Badges
Conditional · For the named rank or appointment worn, including acting or temporary rank; use the prescribed dark-blue Mess backing in Mess Dress.
Buttons
Five Mounted 22 Ligne Mess Buttons
Conditional · Supplied as a separately displayed Goldings product.
Buttons
Mounted Forage Cap Button
Conditional · With the cap outdoors when ordered.
Footwear
Black Leather George Boots
Conditional · For officers in the appropriate trouser or overall configuration: Wellington or George boots; spur boxes for mounted officers. Do not wear spurs with Mess trousers.
Footwear
Leather Wellington Boots
Conditional · For officers in the appropriate trouser or overall configuration: Wellington or George boots; spur boxes for mounted officers. Do not wear spurs with Mess trousers.
Hats
Blue Peaked Forage Cap
Conditional · Outdoors when ordered.
Shirts & Neckwear
Black Bow Tie
Conditional · Supplied as a separately displayed Goldings product.
Shirts & Neckwear
Marcella Shirt
Conditional · Other or non-ceremonial No. 10 Dress occasions when a bow tie is worn: white Marcella Dress Shirt
Shirts & Neckwear
Stiff-Fronted Wing Collar Shirt
Conditional · Full Ceremonial Evening, white tie and tails, or Ceremonial Evening unless otherwise ordered: Evening Stiff Shirt with wing collar
Trousers, Skirts & Dresses
Braces
Conditional · Supplied as a separately displayed Goldings product.
Trousers, Skirts & Dresses
Guards Blue Overalls
Conditional · Only officers entitled to wear overalls; alternative to trousers.
Trousers, Skirts & Dresses
Welsh Guards Blue Mess Dress Trousers
Required · Supplied as a separately displayed Goldings product.