Notorious Monsters and Vanity gear

[Sotek]

Wouldn't it make more sense to have vanity gear be sold in stores or made by crafters?

This is Square Enix we're talking about; it makes more sense to have vanity gear be sold as a reward for successfully completing FATEs which spawn rarely and randomly, FATEs which can very easily be over just as you get there given the random nature of them. OP should almost certainly get their wish, given this is almost exactly what Odin and Behemoth have set as a precedent.

I really do wonder when exactly I entered this bizarro backwards world... Best gear in the game? Relatively easy to get. Purely cosmetic gear? Camp NMs for months...