Larian Studios Forums Divinity: Original Sin 2 Divinity - Original Sin 2 - Help/Tips/Tricks Please Explain Armor In This Game

I believe some armours in the character creation window are high-level ones. Unfortunately, it seems like there is no way to change the appearance of the armour so I had to invest into Int to get a set relevant to my RP.
I am afraid you now need to wait till another leather style appears in drops/shops later. If it was in the character creation window, it should exist.