unswerving

That was it. Have to remove the cape before some of the main options like trenchcoats and boleros show on the list, and some of the boots and gloves don't go with some pants/tops even though it's not obvious why not. Removed the cape and then everything was fine. <facepalm> Thank you, Korbian!

I still have access to all costume pieces during character creation, but, once I get in game, if I try to make a new costume at the trainer or at an Icon/tailor shop, a whole bunch do not show in the list. I was in the middle of character creation this morning when the servers went down, so I don't know if that is what caused the problem. Yes, I already tried re-validating.