I'v been away for a while after the Baseball Cap with kilt controversy of 2015. But I continue to drum the snare and march the parades and wear the kilt!

My new question is regarding the formal dress and trimmings of a Prince Charlie Dress Kilt outfit.

I have:

1. A cheap Pakistani Prince Charlie Jacket and Vest with cheap, traditional diamond shaped buttons. (But wait!)

2. Some interesting ROUND mother of pearl buttons that I could replace the cheap, but traditional diamond ones with. I did not pay much for them, but I DID buy them as potential replacements and I bought the correct number. (The ones on the jacket look like they're shiny plastic, even though the aren't. Typical Pakistan made Scot-wear.)

3. Diced red and white hose, that I didn't really need, but came up at a reduced price and I couldn't resist, so. . .

4. Gillie Brogues (not buckled shoes.) That will irritate the purists on this site, but, come on, I'm in the U.S. Nothing is pure here. And all of this is for my own sense of propriety since NO ONE at this event will know better than those on this thread.

So, my main question is:

What do you think about substituting the cheap but traditional diamond buttons for round mother of pearl replacements? Now, think this through. That would mean the jacket buttons, the waistcoat buttons, the cuff buttons, the pocket buttons, the buttons on the back of the prince charlie would all be ROUND not diamond shaped.

I like the round buttons on the argyle jacket/waistcoat tops and they tend to look more sophisticated than the Prince Charlie mainly because the Prince Charlie are ALWAYS rentals/for hire and cheap looking, and the Argyle Jacket/Waistcoat is more often owned. I think I'm preferring the round button because it suggests the jacket is owned and not rented, and although it is a cheap jacket, there is something worthwhile in that distinction.

I have also shopped the more high end diamond shaped buttons for the Prince Charlie Jacket. They don't look different enough to justify the exorbitant cost of replacing something so similar.

I hope to hear many votes of either: "Leave the jacket as is it's only one night," or, "Replace the cheap buttons with the round ones and you'll look as if you inherited it from the closet of the family heirlooms."