It would be nice if we could use techs and dyes on the clothing.
I have a wizard that likes to run around in Dark Forest wear, but he has to give up any techs that he would have on regular armor. There are lots of clothing styles that would be appropriate for the non-melee combat types.
I can't see where adding techs to clothing would cause any exploits. Clothing does weigh less than armor but you would be giving up the original armor protection of regular armor to wear teched clothing.