Look back pre cashshop and after, how many fancy dresses did we get during the whole of ARR?
Not many i can tell you. Certainly less then 5. Same with mounts, just the beast tribes just like now and a few here and there.
We still got some nice outfits each patch my impression just as many in shadowbringers as in arr.
The sudden influx of mounts and outfits is purely thanks to the cash shop. My impression looking at the past we wouldnt have them at all if it wasnt for cashshop.