a. Design. The jacket will be made from an approved specification or pattern. b. General description. The jacket, which is cut on the lines of an evening dress coat, descends to the point of the hips and is slightly curved to a peak in back and in front. Two 25-ligne buttons, joined by a small gold or gold-colored chain about 1 1/2 inches long, are worn in the upper buttonholes. The shoulders have a device…
a. Jacket. (1) Wool barathea, dark blue, 14âounce weight, Army shade 150. (2) Wool gabardine, dark blue, 11â or 14.5âounce weight Army shade 150. (3) Wool elastique, dark blue, 15âounce weight, Army shade 150. (4) Wool tropical, dark blue, 9âounce weight, Army shade 150. (5) Polyester and wool blend gabardine, dark blue, 9.5âounce weight, Army shade 450. (6) Polyester and wool blend fabric in plain weave, dark blue, 9.5âounce tropical weight, Army shade 450. b.…
The blue mess uniform is worn for black tie functions and corresponds to a civilian tuxedo. The blue evening mess uniform is the most formal uniform worn by Army personnel and corresponds to the civilian âwhite tie and tails.â The following are appropriate occasions for personnel to wear the Army blue mess and blue evening mess uniforms: a. Social functions of a general or official nature, held after retreat. b. All private, formal social functions…
a. The Army blue mess uniform comprises the Army blue jacket, dark- or light-blue high-waisted trousers, white semiformal dress shirt with a turndown collar, black bow tie, and black cummerbund (see figs 24â1, 24â2, and 24â3). [1] [2] [3] b. The Army blue evening mess uniform comprises the Army blue jacket, dark- or light-blue high-waisted trousers, white formal dress shirt with a wing collar, white vest, and white bow tie (see fig 24â2).
Personnel will wear knee-length mess skirts no longer than 1 inch above or 2 inches below the crease in the back of the knee. The black evening mess skirt is worn full length. Personnel may wear the black dress gloves when wearing the black all-weather coat. Personnel may wear white gloves with all uniforms. The black pumps with sheer stockings are the only authorized footwear for the white mess and white evening mess uniforms. The…
The Army blue mess and blue evening mess uniforms are authorized for year-round wear by all male personnel.
a. Accessories. (1) Buttons (para 27â4). (2) Capes (officers only). (a) Black (para 27â6a). (b) Blue (para 27â6b). (2) Coat, black all weather (para 27â8). (3) Gloves. (a) Black, leather, unisex, dress (only when the black all-weather coat is worn) (para 27â12b). (b) White, dress (para 27â12c). (4) Handbags. (a) Black, dress (carried with white mess and evening mess only) (para 27â13b). (b) White, dress (carried with all-white mess only) (para 27â13c). (5) Shoes. (a)…
No headgear is authorized for wear by female personnel with the Army white mess, all-white mess, or white evening mess uniforms.
a. The cummerbund will be made from a commercial design. It is made in either black or white silk or satin material, with four or five pleats running the entire length of the cummerbund. b. Wear. The black cummerbund is worn with the white mess and white evening mess uniforms. The white cummerbund is worn with the all-white mess uniform. The cummerbund is worn with the pleats facing down. c. Females who possess cummerbunds made…
As an option, all female officers are authorized to wear the Army blue or the Army black cape instead of the black all- weather coat, when wearing the Army white uniform after duty hours. Enlisted personnel may not wear the cape. (See paras 27â6a and b for a complete description of the wear of the cape.)