The hall of novice gear has a shelf life of about five levels. The only reason the crafted versions have a longer shelf life is because they can be dyed. Secondly and more importantly, because these items have darker color palettes they should be visibly different from the other variants. The direwolf coat of casting is visibly different from the cashmere coat of casting even when dyed. There isn't any more identity lost than me dying my lore gear white as a blackmage.
