Dress No 5 Mess Dress Officers
NOTES:
- No headgear is worn with Dress No 5.
- Members not in possession of mess dress wear Dress
No 1B with bow-tie.
Dress No 5 Mess Dress Warrant Officers, Senior Ratings
and Junior Ratings
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Uniform Description
- White mess jacket.
- Rank insignia on shoulders.
- Miniature medals.
- Name plate on right panel.
- Proficiency badge on right panel.
- Affiliation badge on right panel.
- Qualification badge on left panel.
- Button link chain with two gilt buttons.
- Miniature medals on left panel.
Females
- White eveningwear blouse with bib.
- Black Frank Sinatra bow-tie.
- Long, black evening skirt.
- Mexican Silver, Quick Silver or Blackmail stockings.
- Black evening bag.
Males
- White pique mess dress shirt.
- Black bow-tie.
- Black laced trousers (broad stripe for senior officers).
- White waistcoat.
- Black socks.
- Black patent leather shoes.
Dress No 5 is Worn on the Following Occasions:
- Official or public balls, dinners and receptions of a formal nature.
- Formal dinners or evening receptions.
- Evening entertainment ashore or afloat.
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