a. Design. The cummerbund will be made from a commercial design. It is made of silk or satin material, with four or five pleats running the entire length of the cummerbund. b. Wear. All male personnel are authorized to wear the black cummerbund with the Army white mess uniform. The cummerbund will be made of the same material as the bow tie, and is worn with the pleats facing down. For further reading…
a. Design. The vest will be made from an approved specification or pattern. b. General description. The white vest is single breasted, cut low, with a rolling collar and pointed bottom, and fastened with three detachable, extra small white buttons. c. How worn. The white vest is worn with the white bow tie and white formal dress shirt with a wing collar, as part of the white evening mess uniform.
As an option, all officers are authorized to wear the Army blue cape instead of the black all-weather coat, when wearing the Army white mess and white evening mess uniforms after duty hours. Enlisted personnel may not wear the cape. (See para 27â6c for design and wear policy.)
a. The Army white service cap is the authorized headgear for wear with the Army white mess and white evening mess uniforms. (See para 18.8 of this regulation for a complete description of the wear of the cap.) b. Personnel are not required to wear headgear with the Army white mess and white evening mess uniforms to evening social events. For further reading on the AR670-1 army compliant guide, check out the…
a. Design. The trousers will be made from an approved specification or pattern. b. General description. The black trousers are cut along the lines of civilian dress trousers, with a high waist and without pleats, cuffs, or hip pockets. c. Trouser leg ornamentation. The trouser leg ornamentation consists of a black silk or satin braid, no less than 3â4 inch wide, or more than 1 inch wide, sewn on the outside seam of the trouser…
a. Semiformal. A commercial, white, long-sleeved semiformal dress shirt with a soft bosom, French cuffs, and a standard turndown collar is worn with the Army white mess uniform when it is worn with the black cummerbund and black bow tie. b. Formal. A commercial, white, long-sleeved formal dress shirt with a stiff bosom, French cuffs, and a wing-type collar is worn with the Army white evening mess uniform when it is worn with the white…
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 11â2 inches long, are worn in the upper buttonholes. The shoulders have a device for…
a. White jacket and vest. (1) Cotton twill, 8.2âounce weight, white. (2) Polyester and wool blend fabric in plain weave, 9âounce tropical weight, white. (3) Polyester and wool blend fabric in gabardine, 10.5-ounce weight, white. (4) Polyester texturized woven serge, 6.5âounce weight, white. b. Trousers. Commercial, black, of a tuxedo-type lightweight material. For further reading on the AR670-1 army compliant guide, check out the website buttons above. Be sure to read all about our top…
The following are appropriate occasions for personnel to wear the Army white mess and white evening mess uniforms. a. Social functions of a general or official nature, held after retreat. b. Private, formal dinners or other private, formal social functions held after retreat.
a. The Army white mess uniform comprises the Army white jacket, black high-waisted trousers, white semiformal dress shirt with a turndown collar, black bow tie, and black cummerbund (see figs 22â1 and 22â3). b. The Army white evening mess uniform comprises the Army white jacket, black high-waisted trousers, white formal dress shirt with a wing collar, white vest, and white bow tie (see fig 22â2).