I was wondering if eventually, there could be different styles of the same kind of armor for sale in the stores. They would be exact copies in regards to bonuses and AC, but they would have completley different looks to them. That and the addition of dyes eventually, would make for an even greater ability to cutomize your character. This would also apply to the helms of course, since they are the other bit of armor that you can see pretty easlily. I wouldnt think it would be nessisary for sheilds though, due to the low number of actual options on them.
just a thought
(noticeing that all the leather armor ive bought looks the same besides color)

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