an uninstall and install appears to have fixed it, sought of…
I can see that I am wearing my normal gear, but, now when I click equipment, all my gear is blank, but when I hover over them
You didn’t have to uninstall and reinstall. You can fix this issue by verifying the integrity of game files. Steam library > right click game > properties > local files > verify. This issue always happened to me every time they release a big patch.