Which Are More Traditional, Braided Epaulets or Solid Epaulets?

[McMurdo]

Things much have changed a bit in the last 20 years then. My bottle green day wear jacket has gauntlet cuffs, braided epaulettes, and antler buttons. I was wondering why I couldn't find a similar jacket to replace it.

My Harris Tweed Argyll day wear that was made in about 1950 and my Burns Check Braemar from about the same time both have solid epaulettes, and my vintage unknown Montrose has the braided variety as does my three year old Prince Charlie. I suppose that means that each jacket maker did whatever epaulette pleased them.