Honestly, ive never programmed before, this game was my first time so i was kinda learning as I went. As for the character creation and wardrobe, i just used a bunch of set value triggers. ex:
<h2>Tops</h2>
<<radiobutton "$Shirt" "Sundress" autocheck>>Sundress <<radiobutton "$Shirt" "Plain Tee" autocheck>>Plain Tee <<radiobutton "$Shirt" "None" autocheck>>None
It gives you buttons to choose a sundress, a plain tee, or none. When you chose one, it just sets the value of $Shirt to that value. I kinda wish i could make this game in the way I envisioned it but its pretty hard with no programming experience.