Australia
The Australian Army has mess kits for summer and winter. The summer mess kit is a white jacket, almost identical between different parts of the army. The winter mess kit is made of thicker material, with jackets in the colour of the wearers' corps. The winter mess dress includes a waistcoat. Both kits have the same trousers, but trousers vary slightly between corps. Women's mess attire is the same, except that women wear a skirt instead of trousers. Both versions have a bow tie and white shirt.
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