I know the standards buttons for virtually all the dress jackets for men are silver/chrome and square, of various sizes for different locations on jackets, epaulets, and waistcoats. If one were to replace the buttons on, say, a Holyrood jacket (round siver buttons with harp motif) with the intent on making it a bit more scottish in style, how appropriate and dressy would the rabble deem the following options beside the standard silver/chrome squares as replacements for the round:

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...=STRK:MEWAX:IT

Pewter diamond shaped semi-antiqued coloration buttons

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...=STRK:MEWAX:IT

Slightly shinier version of the same button but with black enamel background. They also sell the enameled ones in red, purple, blue (azure not navy) and green (emerald, not forest), but I thought the colored ones a bit too over the top to really give serious consideration.

Thoughts of the rabble? Too much, too gimmicky, or just the right amount of flash to improve the overall look?

jeff