Glam Plates for base item?

[Nightingaile]

If you want the appearance of gear you're currently using, you can put the gear in the dresser and add it to a plate, then remove the original gear without affecting the plate.

(But note that this will lose any materia attached to the gear, so don't go sticking your pentamelded stuff in there.)

OOOH, that I did NOT know!!!!

That might solve my problem, thanks very much!