Similar to the method of 3D printing during the beta of Starbound, I've been thinking of a "Crafting Station" makeable at the Inventor's Table that allows the player to "Scan" costume armor (and maybe base armor, but purely for vanity reasons) and then "Print" them. The idea is simply an easy way to store and access a catalogue of cosmetic armor without sifting through several billion chests.
I like this idea. Maybe picking up costume items could grant their own recipes to be crafted at a sewing machine.