Guild Wars 2

Q: Once I unlock a skin in the wardrobe, am I free to delete the actual item while still using the appearance from the wardrobe in the future?

Matt Wuerffel: Yes. In fact, deleting the item will actually unlock the skin in the wardrobe as a safeguard.

So, I have the Mad King book back items from the 2012 Halloween event in my bank. I have been concerned that I can’t add them to my wardrobe because the character I originally earned and wore them on is long since deleted. They’re soulbound to a no-longer-existant character. I cannot remove the books from my bank, nor salvage them. Does this mean I can, once the wardrobe is live, delete them from my bank and they’ll be unlocked to my wardrobe?

Yes. The item should also offer the option in its right-click menu to “Unlock this appearance” if you didn’t want to delete it. But even right-clicking and hitting destroy while it is in your bank will automatically unlock it in your wardrobe.