All we've said before, and all I'll say now, is that itemization *will* be a part of the rebalancing. You can take whatever you want from that statement and from some of the armour sets shown. Even *without* any statistical upgrades, however, the wealth of unique armour sets in Anarchy means that, in combination with the social tab, even if a set isn't directly desirable in terms of stat benefits, players can use the newly "shinyfied" armours to help achieve a unique visual look for their character.
I won't sit here and say that, even after the itemization portion of the rebalancing, every single armour set we have will be what people consider "good" for their character. But with the new textures that sezmra is graciously providing for us, we can offer people better looks for their characters by breathing some new visual life into some of the older, more iconic sets. =)