did you switch camera view to 3rd person and check?
I did try that and my character is wearing armor, it also shows up under my inventory that I am wearing armor. I did a little experiment, I have Tytanis's Ultimate Mod where the Nightingale Armor I am wearing I crafted myself. I disabled the mod and relaunched the game which obviously resulted in me standing there naked. I believe the game is not "seeing" the crafted armor with regards to npcs, even though it shows up in my inventory and in 3rd person. I really enjoy Tytanis and hope there is a workaround to this problem but if need be I will simply have to disable it until I find a solution. Again, thank you for the fast and mature replies. The forums here are truly incredible and full of helpful people, not the norm that is for sure. If anyone has an idea or is familiar with this mod and what may be causing me woes, please lend me your advice. Happy gaming all.