Pathfinder Helms - They're ruined after 3 stars

The "Woven" Pathfinder Helms (aka the 3-star Gunner helmets with Piercing) are some of the coolest modern-like helmets in the game in my opinion, with its kevlar-like helmet getting an added bandanna making you look like a bloody military soldier!
OOO was so proud of it, they even put it in the center of attention on the Gunner Update announcement image: http://i.imgur.com/v9ohWX5.jpg
Which is why it's such a shame, that it gets completely ruined when you upgrade it to 4-star, giving it a medieval knight-like full face cover instead, which it keeps as it goes to 5-star and gets a bunch of more versions with different colours and such: http://i.imgur.com/RxNn3M3.png
I know you can just keep it 3-star and use it as a costume but, what I'm saying is, it's a shame that all 4 versions of the Woven Pathfinder Helm have to be stuck with that green helmet when the next version that looks much uglier (imo) goes on to get a bunch more colours available.
So basically what I'm saying is, I love the 3-star Pathfinder Helms, but I seriously wish I could get them in different colours, so they could be paired with the awesome 5-star Pathfinder Armors: http://i.imgur.com/UQP7ITV.png
Would love if we could get some costumes or something with the 3-star model. Anyone else feel the same?

There isn't a single mention of stats or effectiveness in my entire topic, so yes. I went with that title as adding more to it would make it excessively long, and you pretty much get the idea one line into the topic anyways.

Yes, my initial confusion was about the title, not the post.
Regarding the content of this thread: No helmet, anywhere in this alchemy tree, is especially attractive to me. But to each his own.

I agree with you on the point that the closest to modern styling we get in this game are those helmets. However, the simplest solution is to have two sets. One that you use for the stats and the other purely for cosmetic purposes.
To clarify, you're saying that the *appearance* is ruined, not the statistics or gameplay.