Would you consider using the new vector skin? E.g. what Wikipedia uses now. The customization features (especially width control) are really pleasant. It would admittedly be harder to incorporate a star image in the background (like you have right now), but I think that a flatter dark purple...
Armour should be stuff that someone would reasonably wear. Don't be like late game starbound or sometimes even terraria where you end up with over designed, massive armour that genuinely breaks immersion.