But the occasion is already as 'elevated' as its likely to be. And if someone with a smart tailored dinner suit is sitting next to someone in a Tesco bin bag, well, one is kinda being upstaged which kinda defeats that argument.
To be fair, the majority of folk that go to these kind of things would already know how to dress for them, so it shouldnt be an issue. However, we're a club supported by predominantly white, working class males - we're not a 'Lodge' and we aren't golf club wankers* - the kind of attire most people would wear to a day in hospitality should be fine.
*at least most of us aren't.
reminds me of this: