Swedish full mess dress is formal wear to be worn on occasions when a civilian would wear white tie or a tailcoat.
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Women's mess dress uniforms have a long skirt replacing the trousers and delete the button chain clasp for the coat.
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In common with court dress, mess dress, and white tie, morning dress is for prestigious and important social occasions.
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Mess dress in traditional scarlet, blue or green is worn by officers and senior NCOs of all regiments for formal evening dress.
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At the present time mess dress has is also sometimes worn by members of civilian uniformed services and members of a Royal Household.
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Officers wear the standard " blues " uniform for dress functions, and the regular Army " Mess Dress " for formal functions.
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This dress pattern is officially designated Number 4 Dress and was previously known as " ( Interim ) Mess Dress ".
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In the mess dress, a lanyard was felt as being redundant as a whistle with a pouch belt was already being worn.
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Mess dress is a permitted uniform, in that it is allowed to be worn on defined occasions, but possession is not obligatory.
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A universal pattern comprising scarlet mess jackets and blue-black trousers has replaced the various regimental and corps mess dress uniforms previously worn.
