I’m also in the exotic to vintage type denim bracket.
After wearing heavy Iron Heart, stubby Samurai, mixed fabric Sugar Cane (while amazing in their own right) it ultimately came off as gaudy IMO.
Resolute, Warehouse, Fullcount etc to me pass off as “the way jeans should be” without coming off as gaudy or even cartoony.
I feel way over the top wearing $200 tees and $50 socks with $400 flannels.
Even with the money to burn it’s just not my style. (Id make an exception for Flathead tho...)