107283-how-does-the-costume-system-work

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I'm still leveling, tried to figure it out but failed. 
 
I thought that I could wear whatever gears I want but look like dressing in costume, is this actually possible?
 
When I click on the Costume 1 button, nothing shows up and if I put the costumes on, my current gears are off, how does this system actually work?
 
I'm really confused... someone help me please :(	
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You need to find a stylist (a Protostar guy, green fat dude with glasses) and interact with him to change your costume visuals. Depending on your location, you can find one as soon as you leave the first level after the tutorial or one or two towns after.
 
If the pieces flicker on and off when you try to slot them, I suggest using this addon:
http://www.curse.com/ws-addons/wildstar/221620-costumefix
 
To solve the problem if you don't want to gamble every time you need to change a piece.	
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HOW DOES THE COSTUME SYSTEM WORK?
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Here is something that i had posted a while back.  I just cut and paste it from another thread.  When you hit P to open up your characters paper doll this is where you equip actual gear.  From that window you only want to wear gear that has actual stats.  Technically you can hit P open up your character paper doll and wear costume pieces through this interface but you will have no stat bonuses.  You'll want to visit the protostar costume guy.
 
 
Are you level 7? costumes dont get unlocked until level 7.  Protostar Appearance/Costume guy has the potatohead with sunglasses and he has a water drop icon above his head.  When you talk to the protostar appearance vendor it opens up the costume interface.  The costume interface has the costume slots on the left, your picture in the middle, a dropdown select under your picture in the middle, and dye colors on the right. 
 
From the dropdown in the center middle if you select NO COSTUME all you will be able to do is dye what you are currently wearing.
 
If you just want to hide what you are currently wearing, you do not need to equip an item into the costume slot. Just select COSTUME 1 and if no costume items are equipped in the costume slots it defaults to what you are currently wearing.  With this you are able to dye what you are wearing and hide what you are wearing by clicking the eye icon on the left side.
 
If you want to change the appearance of what you are currently wearing you need the costume item in your inventory.  Select COSTUME 1 from the protostar guy, open up your inventory and drag and drop the costume item from your inventory to the costume slot.  DO NOT right click the item in your inventory even if the costume interface is up...right clicking will cause you to equip the item on your actual toon (if it is equippable).  Just drag it from your inventory and drop it in the costume slot.  NOTE this is a bit buggy and may take several attempts.  When you drag and drop sometimes it wont "stick" to the costume slot and it drops back to your inventory.  Just keep dragging and dropping until it sticks.
 
Those boxes on the left side? they select dye channels on a piece of gear.  If you put in a costume piece and it only has 1 box selectable, then only one part of that piece can be dyed.  If all 3 boxes are available then you can set 3 different colors to 3 different parts of the gear.  You can dye them seperately...just click 1 box select the color from your dye list.  Once you set the color for the first box, unclick the box and click the second box and select the next color and so on.  If you want all boxes to be the same color then obviously you select all boxes and select the color.  The 3 boxes at the very top? they select all boxes directly underneath them on all costume items.	
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			Ohh and also in that costume interface at the protostar guy the only restriction you have is the item has to be the same level as you or lower.  So if you are a spellslinger or esper the armor you wear has to be light armor which you equip through your character paper doll.  BUT with the costume interface you can take on the appearance of somebody wearing heavy armor or medium armor. 	
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Here is something that i had posted a while back... [snip]
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