Love the pencil skulls too, it was one of my first pairs of Yoropiko I bought, great details as you say. The buttons are not the screw off types found on other Yoropikos though, they are smaller electroplated ones ( not sure if they are gold plated but they are gold in colour). They are the same in fact as found on the NB Dragons and Yoropiko denim jackets. The MYM flys are also really nice too with a very bold design on the front. Maybe as you have suggested a plainer pair of the pre washed ones might be better to balance you collection, particularly if you are attending a more formal occasion where the more bling designs might be a little out of place. Decisions decisions eh, either way ultimately the choice is yours, but if it was mine the Skulls would tip it for me