Uniforms of the Royal Air Force featured a high waisted single-breasted blue-grey jacket which tapered to a point at the front below the waist. A blue-grey waistcoat, trousers and black shoes were also worn. Rank was indicated on shoulder boards in gold lace. This uniform was modified in 1928 when the shoes were replaced by boots and overalls with gold lace and bright blue stripes were introduced. This modified form of the uniform lasted until 1934 when it was replaced by a version similar to the current men's mess dress. The wearing of mess dress was suspended during World War II. For women, mess dress currently
Uniforms of the British Army Army)|Service Dress]]. It is often incorrectly called the "[[1937 Pattern Web Equipment|"Pattern 37 uniform"]]" from the pattern of [[Webbing#Military|web gear]] and accessories introduced earlier in 1937. It consisted of a short jacket called a "blouse" and high-waisted trousers made of khaki [[Serge (fabric)|wool serge]] worn with a beret or side-cap. It was also issued in RAF Blue-Grey for the [[Royal Air Force]], Navy Blue for the [[Royal Navy]] / [[Royal Navy Volunteer Reserve]], and Dark Blue for the [[Civil Defence Corps]]. Officers were permitted to have the collar of the BD jacket tailored to have faced lapels, allowing the wearing