Masonic Regalia: What You Need and When You Need It

Whether you’re new to Freemasonry or progressing through different Orders, it’s not always obvious what regalia you need at each stage. This guide breaks it all down in plain English — so you can feel confident turning up properly dressed, no matter where you are on your Masonic journey.

Craft Masonry

When you first join:
 You don’t need any regalia of your own. Just wear a dark suit, white gloves, and a black tie.

After completing your Third Degree (Master Mason):
 You’ll need a Master Mason apron.

When you become Worshipful Master:
 Time to upgrade to a Worshipful Master’s apron.

Once you’ve come out of the Chair:
 You’ll wear a Past Master’s collar and jewel.

Provincial or LGR Rank

  • Full dress apron and collar
  • Past rank collar jewel
  • Optional undress apron and collar (full dress can be worn at all meetings)

Grand Rank

  • Full dress and undress aprons and collars
  • Past rank collar jewel

Royal Arch

On joining as a Companion:

  • Companion’s apron
  • Sash
  • Breast jewel

When you become a Principal:

  • Principal’s apron and sash
  • Breast jewel

Provincial Rank

  • Provincial apron and sash
  • Provincial collarette
  • Past Provincial collarette jewel
  • Provincial breast jewel

Grand Rank (Supreme Grand Chapter)

  • Supreme Grand Chapter apron and sash
  • Collar
  • Past rank collar jewel

Mark Masonry

On joining:

  • Mark Master Mason apron
  • Mark breast jewel
  • Bronze token (usually given by your Lodge)

When you become Worshipful Master:

  • Mark Worshipful Master apron

After coming out of the Chair:

  • Past Master’s collar and jewel

Provincial Rank

  • Full dress and undress aprons and collars
  • Past rank collar jewel
  • Provincial breast jewel

Grand Rank

  • Full dress and undress aprons and collars
  • Past rank collar jewel

Royal Ark Mariner

On joining:

  • Royal Ark Mariner apron
  • Breast jewel

As Worshipful Commander:

  • WCN apron

After coming out of the Chair:

  • Past Commander’s collar, collar jewel, and breast jewel

Provincial Rank

  • Provincial collarette and jewel

Grand Rank

  • Grand Rank apron
  • Collarette and jewel
  • Collar and jewel

Rose Croix

18th Degree (on joining):

  • 18th Degree collar and jewel

30th Degree:

  • 30th Degree sash and collarette
  • Collarette eagle jewel
  • Optional sash jewel

31st Degree:

  • Collar and collarette
  • Collar star jewel
  • Collarette eagle jewel

32nd Degree:

  • Collar and collarette
  • Collar star jewel
  • Collarette eagle jewel

Red Cross of Constantine

On joining as a Companion:

  • Companion’s sash and breast jewel

As Sovereign (Chair):

  • Commander’s sash
  • Sovereign and Past Sovereign breast jewels

KHS (Knights of the Holy Sepulchre):

  • KHS sash and breast jewel

Divisional Rank

  • Divisional sash

Grand Rank

  • Patriarchal sash
  • Collarette and jewel

Order of the Secret Monitor

1st Degree (on joining):

  • Jewel (usually loaned by the Conclave)

2nd Degree:

  • Jewel for that degree

After the Chair:

  • Past Supreme Ruler’s collarette and jewel

Provincial Rank

  • Provincial sash
  • Collarette and jewel

Grand Rank

  • Grand Rank sash
  • Collarette and jewel (usually same as Provincial jewel)

Royal and Select Masters

On joining:

  • Apron
  • Breast jewel

As Thrice Illustrious Master (Chair):

  • Optional TIM apron

After coming out of the Chair:

  • Past Master’s apron, collar, and jewel

District Rank

  • Collarette and jewel

Grand Rank

  • Grand Rank apron, collar, and jewel

Royal Order of Scotland

  • Green cordon sash and jewel
  • Crimson cordon sash and jewel
  • Apron
  • Arm garter
  • Breast star

Allied Masonic Degrees

On joining:

  • Composite breast jewel

After the Chair:

  • Composite jewel or
  • PM collarette and jewel (if not using composite)

District Rank

  • Composite jewel or
  • District collarette and jewel

Grand Rank

  • Full dress and undress collars
  • Collar jewel

Knights Templar

On joining:

  • Mantle and tunic
  • Cap, belt, frog, sword
  • Sash, breast cross, star jewel
  • Black gloves

At later meetings:

  • Malta Breast Cross

As Preceptor (Chair):

  • Preceptor’s mantle and tunic
  • Cap
  • Optional: Preceptor’s sword and breast star

After the Chair:

  • Optional: Past Preceptor’s collarette and jewel

Provincial Rank

  • Provincial sash
  • Mantle badge

Great Priory

  • Great Priory sash
  • Mantle badge
  • Cap cross

Knights Templar Priests

On joining:

  • Mantle and tunic
  • Priest’s mitre

As High Priest (Chair):

  • High Priest’s mitre

For Grand Rank:

  • Crossed croziers
  • Numerals and/or letters

Knights of Malta

On joining:

  • Malta Breast Cross
  • You must also wear standard KT regalia

At later meetings:

  • Malta mantle and tunic
  • Malta cap

As Eminent Prior (Chair):

  • Malta Cap Cross

Great Priory

  • Malta Great Priory mantle badge
  • Collarette and jewel