The Dress Mess Uniform. Does anyone else hate it?

It's about as horrible as AIDS, IMO.

Considered it a waste of money when I was on active duty. We seem to create events to which the Mess Dress must be worn and then require service members to show up. The uniform is expensive and you're expected to have one if you are of a certain grade/rank. I owned three versions of the AF mess dress and wore each version two or three times in a 22 year career.

LTC (Join to see), I like the blue and white mess and evening mess uniforms. Since the Army "dumbed" down dress blues and made them ASUs, there must be something to wear to an evening event other than what you wear to work. Also, the Army must have uniforms comparable to the sister services.
By the way, there was a time when the mess jackets were tailcoats! My Officer's Guide (published 1973) shows the tailcoat with a final wear out date of JUL75!
Although I never had the opportunity to wear either, I thought the Army blue and/or white evening mess uniforms were very sharp. It is essentially the same uniform, but the black tie, black cummerbund and straight collar tuxedo shirt combination is replaced with the white tie, white waistcoat and white winged collar shirt combination. It's the Army equivalent of "white tie and tails".
The service cap is now an optional item of wear with mess and evening mess uniforms, but I would want to wear it anyway. The only problem would be finding a white service cap as I don't think they can even be purchased any longer! I know Marlow White doesn't offer them for sale.

I much preferred it.

I never wore it. Looks very uncomfortable.

I don't know about that uniform, but I love the Mess Dress.

I like the Air Force Mess Dress for those formal and special events, it looks real sharp.  I will admit though, it would get old having to wear it a lot.  I'm glad it is only a couple or so times a year.

The AF Mess Dress used to have a summer white coat and a winter black coat. During my time in service we changed to a all blue uniform, wit wbite shirt and black bow tie. It was a good uniform and when in the summer jacket we no longer were mistaken for waiters at the party. Our service blue uniform still looked too much like a bus drivers outfit, especially if you were without stripes or were a 2 lt.

The fact that women have to per regulation ware the skirt, pumps and subsequently are required to shave their legs seems rediculous to me. I think in 2016 we should have the option to ware trousers.

Nope.