Vanya or DL? Which is better?

[sasakusaku]

With perfect lvl IV x5 material melds on Vanya gear, it's obviously better.

However, that Vanya junk costs a metric ton of gil. Last time I logged in a checked, there was a single healer earring up for 900k gil + 150k (or more) gil per material + tip...ouch. I much prefer 'free' to something that requires a visit to mr. gil farmer. Maybe it's just me.

Right now, I am thinking of working towards hat and robe but then again by time I can get enough gil to afford it...perhaps Crystal Keep gear will be close to what I need and not look like the hobo gear called DL.