Navy female formal evening mess uniforms

[Bob Hudson]

The various services formal, evening and mess dress uniforms are seldom seen by non-military folk as these are seldom worn and then only generally private events.

 

I recently bought several uniforms and effects from the estate of a career Navy nurse. Among them were her formal/dinner dress uniforms: basically long navy blue mohair skirt, formal shirt, cummberband and the optional tiara.

 

 

Here's some screenshots from the online Navy uniform regulations:

 

 

[Bob Hudson]

This uniform is from the 1960's and has the old style ruffled-front shirt:

 

 

 

[Bob Hudson]

I've shown the tiara elsewhere on the forum at http://www.usmilitariaforum.com/forums/ind...showtopic=94726 but in case you missed it:

 

 

[sigsaye]

 

Dinner Dress white as currently worn, SCPO, 2009

 

Steve Hesson

[sigsaye]

 

Dinner Dress Blue (on right), current, PO1, 2003

[Bob Hudson]

 

Dinner Dress white as currently worn, SCPO, 2009

 

Steve Hesson

 

The switch from black to gold cummerbunds made a nice difference.

[sigsaye]

Agree, and I never liked the whole Pewter buttons for E-6 and below either. On the old Dress Blue Jackets worn from 1775 to 1886, Enlisted Sailors wore brass Navy buttons, why not now?

 

Steve Hesson