There is a large, obnoxious bevel on the panel of the “traditional” cabinet that is absent from the shaker. More of the cabinet framing is visible with the traditional too.
As I wrote before, I plan to have a lower profile frame on the door with a slight inner bevel on the frame to decrease shadow lines. Granted, it is not as minimal as a flat panel, but certainly more so than mission which I would consider to be the first large modern movement away from ornament. Shaker, while predating mission by 50 years, was not as widely accepted and more localized at the time.
As for gold, it is a personal thing. blech.