Fair enough. I guess the outfits feel more relevant than the panties(which have a bigger impact stat and ability wise) because your party is weaker in the first dungeon and you don't have Elke going brrrr with AoE magic.
If items can be changed then I guess it's not that big a deal if some are a bit better standalone because others might have better synergy with later items.
I'm looking forward to the next version and wish you the best of luck in devving it.