I'm about 60k into my Apron, so hopefully guild points will be kind to me and I'll get it by next week.
As for your ideas.. I like. I'm at work, so I'm going to nitpick over them, see how well they'll work out financially, and how obtainable other ingredients are.
Something to always remember is that desynthesis is every crafters friend. Who can resist getting some of your raw materials back?
Some helpful desynths I found were:
Corse Robe - Lightning crystal. Results are 2 velvet cloth, HQ is 3 velvet cloth.
White Mitts - Lightning crystal - Saruta Cotten. HQ1: 4 silk thread. HQ2: 2 wool thread. HQ3: gold thread.
Leather Vest - Lightning crystal - Sheep Leather. HQ1: 2 sheep leathers. HQ2: 3 sheep leathers. HQ3: lizard skin. Leathercraft 9 cap. Cheap to buy from NPC, and always useful to have. ^_^
Black Silk Neckerchief - Lightning Crystal - Black Ink. HQ1: Silk Thread x7. HQ2: Silk Thread x8. HQ3: Silk Thread x9. This is if you really wanna, and they cheap. Can't check AH right now, sooo....
Arhat's Hakama - Lightning Crystal - Sheep Leather. HQ1: Silk Thread x4. HQ2: Silk Thread x6. HQ3: Silk Thread x8.
Arhat's caps at 88, so I figure the desynth is right around there.
Granted yeah, you can get this info anywhere, but uh... I'm bored. ^.^;;
-goes off to nitpick over recipe ideas-