I"m hoping they are able to do this with 2.0 based on their objective it seems like they would like to make armor more customizable so we can only hope that upon the new build we'll have such an option. Or at least more color variation.
I do hope we hear something about the new recipes soon, it might go along with the changes to crafting abilities since they may remove the abilities that are designated as "parts" and replace them with something else. Maybe we'll hear something by the end of the week unless they are forced to push it back.