I'm not very far gear wise as df groups have little tolerance for poor inexperienced players like me. So I had a Darksteel armor made to help me in dungeons as I only have DL earings. And it is ugly, extremely ugly, but that's not the point. When I was in the service we had work uniforms (ie DL or DS), and a fancy dress uniform (AF). Wearing your dress uniform while working is insane.