Female personnel in the Soviet navy often had multiple uniform options for a particular type of dress.  In the case of the No. 3 each day uniform, when not in column, a female naval officer could wear the standard jacket and skirt uniform or the dark blue dress uniform.  The specific type of uniform of the day would likely be stated by the unit commander.

The No. 3 each day dress uniform was first authorized during the 1969 uniform regulations under Article 93.  It describes the uniform to consist of “a white beret, a blue dress, black shoes, and light brown stockings.” (3) 

The rank boards fitted to the dress were addressed in Article 94 of the same order which stated that they were to be of the black variety.  Ribbons and badges were authorized to be worn on the uniform in Article 95.

Four years later a new set of uniform regulations were issued, but Order 250 of the 1973 regulations reauthorized the No. 3 each day dress with no changes. (3)  A similar situation would occur in 1988 when the final Soviet uniform regulations were issued.  The No. 3 each day dress was again reauthorized without changes, though Article 95 liberalized the accessories that could be worn with it.  Beginning in 1988 brown, grey, or black stockings were authorized to be worn on the each-day out of column uniform.  The article also allowed black civilian shoes to be worn as well. (4)

Regarding the components of the uniform, the No. 3 each day out of column uniform uses a white felt unlined beret with a naval officer’s cockade as its headgear.

The dress itself is cut to fall to just below the knee and has a placket of four gold colored buttons with a navy anchor on them.  Two false breast pockets with a single gold buttons provide visual accents.  A belt of matching fabric is also included.  Below the belt are two open hip pockets.  The shoulder boards attach by means of loops and a button in a similar to the shirt sleeve uniform.

Prior to 1988, the black low-heeled shoes were standardized.  After 1988 civil shoes could be worn with the uniform as long as they were black, leading to a large variety of styles being adopted by individual officers.