Changing dress jacket buttons

[ForresterModern]

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

[cavscout]

I did much the same thing with my formal jacket. Granted it was a converted Spensor Jacket that originally had round cloth covered buttons but I swapped them out with these from 3 feathers

[MacMillan of Rathdown]

Buttons, like cuff links, are a matter of personal taste. Gold, silver, enameled, it really doesn't matter just so long as they all match, and you are comfortable with the look.

[Whidbey78]

Buttons, like cuff links, are a matter of personal taste. Gold, silver, enameled, it really doesn't matter just so long as they all match, and you are comfortable with the look.

Ditto.

Either of what you posted would be great. On a black jacket the enameled ones would make a unique touch, but might not look as good in other colors.

[auld argonian]

Problem I have is that I'd like to change the bright silver buttons for the antiqued ones but I find that I'd have to start slitting the lining to get at the cotter pins that hold them on. Is it usual that they sew them in and don't leave some pre-made access to the button shanks?

Best

AA

[piperdbh]

The diamond-shaped buttons are hard as the devil to get through a buttonhole. However, if the buttons are purely decorative, and you don't have to push them through a buttonhole, then I'd think they'd look pretty snazzy.