Uniforms of the Royal Marines musicians, plus cadets and instructors of the affiliated cadet organisations. This is the same as 1B dress but is worn with medal ribbons instead of medals and decorations. This consists of a scarlet mess jacket with a royal blue shawl collar, worn with royal blue trousers with a scarlet stripe, Marcella shirt and royal blue mess waistcoat. Officers above the rank of brigadier have their rank on shoulder straps, whilst all other officers have their rank marking positioned horizontally on the lapels of the collar. Officers of the rank of lieutenant-colonel wear stiff-fronted shirts and overalls (tight fitting cavalry trousers),
Padded Lilies Padded Lilies The Padded Lilies are a synchronised swimming troupe of heavy-set women based out of Oakland, California, United States. The group was founded by fat activist Shirley Sheffield in 1997 to promote "synchronized swimming, body-acceptance, fat-empowerment, and fitness at any size." They have been profiled in People magazine, interviewed by the British Medical Journal, and featured on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno and in the short film "Weightless." In 2003 filmmaker Julie Wyman made a 27-minute film about the Padded Lilies called "Buoyant". Fat activist Marilyn Wann has swum with them. In the UK, they have been featured