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Royal Army Medical Corps Dress and Undress Visor Caps. Combination Image. Photograph
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Top: No 1 Dress Visor Cap.
Bottom: No 2 Khaki Undress Visor Cap.
Full Dress vs. Dress Uniform
Full Dress: The most elaborate, traditional, and colorful order of the British Army (such as scarlet tunics or rifle green). Largely withdrawn from general issue after 1914, it is reserved for elite or specific state and regimental traditions today.
No. 1 Dress (Dress Uniform): A dark blue universal ceremonial uniform introduced later (rooted in Victorian officer "undress"). It serves as modern formal wear for specific ceremonial duties and senior staff.
Undress Uniform
Historical Meaning: Historically, "undress" did not mean lack of clothing; it referred to the practical, plain, semi-formal or working dress worn for ordinary barracks duties, daily business, or off-parade hours.
Evolution: Over the 19th and 20th centuries, historical undress items (like patrol jackets or frock coats) evolved into modern semi-formal service dress or standard parade uniforms (such as the khaki No. 2 Dress)