Cavscout,

Your mention of using the botton-hole method to make buttons removeable came at a good time for me. I am in the process of converting my USAF mess dress jacket into a formal kilt jacket.

I am replacing the USAF buttons with the celtic buttons I bought from the British Shop:
http://britishshop.com/index.php?cPa...bdbc86b364f32b

The buttons on my mess dress jacket are sewn on in the usual manner. I will have a seamtress make small buttonholes so the new buttons can be attached as you described.

Thank you for sharing this information!