I’m a relatively recent vintage bike junkie and I’m new here, so “hello!”

I’m building a 1988 Alan cross frame up and I’m going with a mostly period correct theme. I thought I was going to use modern brake levers but now that I’ve roughed the build together I just can’t.
I love the look of the Shimano 600 drillium levers but they’re non aero and can’t decide if that’s okay to me. Just looking for some input as to the aesthetics and to how period correct the non aero look would come across? I believe that in 88 bikes were found with both options? I don’t see many cx bikes from that era with non aero levers.
You folks are the experts. Whatcha think??