It's all about the stats for me...but my main is a warrior, MT of my guild, and needs every single HP, resist, AC etc she can get. Lucky for me I have LoY and have learned to make the prismatic dye....With a little fuss I can at least get the color of my gear to look the way I want. I was, however, somewhat dissapointed about the lack of graphic on my brand new Ornate helmet....the horns on the female dwarf helmet were a bit of a fashion statement and the source of quite a bit of fun. (My character is a flirt, so with a little imagination you can guess what kind of jokes were aimed my way) But in spite of that, I still wouldn't revert to a lesser helmet just for the fashion.