I purchased some armor for my character who looked pretty horrible in her latest gear (black mage) and now find out that the armor you buy don't really keep the stats, so is that armor just for 'show' ? I never log in to stand there just for show or think if I dance naked in pixel form everybody will stand and admire me.

Just want to make sure, is that purchased armor just for show? In most games you make your armor with the stats look like the armor you bought.