Blue Dress B

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United States Marine Corps uniform variant military dress uniform

Blue Dress B is a variant of the United States Marine Corps formal dress uniform, typically worn for less formal occasions than the primary blue dress configuration while retaining the distinctive Marine Corps styling.

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Observed surface forms (3)

Surface form Occurrences
Blue Dress A 2
Blue Dress C 1
Blue Dress “B” 1

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf United States Marine Corps uniform variant ⓘ
military dress uniform ⓘ
associatedWith Marine Corps traditions ⓘ
public representation of the Marine Corps ⓘ
branch United States Marine Corps ⓘ
category U.S. military uniforms ⓘ
ceremonial uniforms ⓘ
colorScheme dark blue coat with dark blue trousers for officers and SNCOs ⓘ
dark blue coat with lighter blue or sky blue trousers for enlisted Marines ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
differsFrom Blue Dress B self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Blue Dress A

Blue Dress C ⓘ
Blue Dress D ⓘ
hasAbbreviation Blue B ⓘ
hasAlternativeName Blue B uniform ⓘ
Blue Dress B ⓘ
surface form: Blue Dress “B”
hasComponent appropriate cover (hat) ⓘ
blue dress coat ⓘ
dress shoes ⓘ
marksmanship badges ⓘ
neck tie or neck tab ⓘ
service ribbons ⓘ
trousers ⓘ
white dress shirt ⓘ
hasDressCodeLevel dress uniform ⓘ
hasPurpose to provide a less formal alternative to the primary Blue Dress configuration ⓘ
includesInsignia branch insignia ⓘ
rank insignia ⓘ
service stripes (when applicable) ⓘ
partOf Marine Corps dress uniforms ⓘ
surface form: United States Marine Corps Blue Dress uniform system
regulatesWearBy Marine Corps uniform regulations ⓘ
relativeFormality less formal than Blue Dress A ⓘ
retainsFeature distinctive Marine Corps styling ⓘ
high-collar dress coat design ⓘ
sharesStylingWith Blue Dress B self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Blue Dress A

Marine Corps dress uniforms ⓘ
surface form: Marine Corps Blue Dress uniform
timePeriodInUse 20th century ⓘ
21st century ⓘ
usedBy United States Marine Corps ⓘ
surface form: U.S. Marines

United States Marine Corps ⓘ
wornBy Marine Corps officers ⓘ
Marine Corps staff noncommissioned officers ⓘ
enlisted Marines ⓘ
wornFor ceremonies ⓘ
parades ⓘ
semi-formal events ⓘ
social occasions requiring dress uniform ⓘ

Referenced by (6)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Blue Dress B → differsFrom → Blue Dress B self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Blue Dress A
Blue Dress D → distinctFrom → Blue Dress B ⓘ
Blue Dress B → hasAlternativeName → Blue Dress B ⓘ
this entity surface form: Blue Dress “B”
this entity surface form: Blue Dress C
Blue Dress B → sharesStylingWith → Blue Dress B self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Blue Dress A