this just looks so plain and dullis begging to be reworked or scrapped.

I updated it now - the background was a stupid attempt to do something so it would not be as plain as it is. In the end, plain bg looks best in here I think. Thr outlines were meant to make the folds more prominent but you were right about those - just left one on pants, looked to flat without it.

Thanks for the feedback :) 

I agree entirely. 

Looks good, but two things I don't understand - Why use black internal outlines? And what is the purpose of the ordered dither in the background? Also, I think you could use some AA in places where you haven't used any.