Black tie event.....help?

[Jock Scot]

For what it's worth, in Scotland all of my high church Anglican buddies tend to wear "civvies" to most events, and only wear clericals to civic events-- that being the case I'd suggest that you go with the black Argyll jacket, three button waistcoat, dress shirt and black bow tie. I think the flashes in the appropriate liturgical colour is a brilliant conceit, and I'd endorse it 100%! (I have a friend who is a retired Admiral who always wears one red and one green flash...). Incidentally, they all wear their family tartan and matching argyle hose.

Sage advice there, although you could consider solid colour hose(not white) as an option.