I'm pretty sure that DEV that created the Appearance Tab for SWG is now employed at Bioware. So I hope its something that will make it here. but...
DC Online has the Greatest Appearance System ever. Anything you ever loot you can equip it and its stored to you charactor for ever. Appearance Wise that is. So you can put on your Great Gear for the protection and stat boosts, but from your options lock in your Appearance on how you want to look with any item you have ever equiped once.
Some it up you equip it. Its stats suck so you put back on your good armor. Then go into your appearance item folder and select that new item you stored as your appearance.