FYI: For me 'inventory' items are anything that do not have a corresponding in-game model/mesh. That said, some items you can 'wear' but do not affect the visual appearance of your toon, such as rings, bracers, hud items, util items, deck items.
The dust brigade bracer runs through 10 steps or so as you upgrade it. Seeing the final stage bracer can make it look a bit odd, so here is a sample of the bracers all lined up in progression.
http://i48.photobucket.com/albums/f2...er_Sample4.png
the idea was to have them visually change as they got upgraded.
Anyways, keep the feedback coming.
Cheers!