I would love to have your assistance on the CRLs given that you are so popular for member's purchases. It would help make the job of accuracy and approval that much easier!
The folded over sides of the hood that your current one allows gets the job done, but I only ever see maybe 1 out of every 10 Revans wear it like that, and so it just goes to the upside down "V".
Oh! I was thinking of an entirely different spot from what you were talking about! I agree that there is definitely a different color there, but I am unsure still as to how to interpret that. The way I did the bottom part was to dirty up the red fabric used for the sash and include it as it matched the color of the sash in the reference images I got from the game. In regards to having to be fabric, that is up for optional, but I think that there should definitely be a strip there that differentiates it from the main plate.
A wider plate would be great as I am always being messaged by potential recruits who are female and have wider hips.