diff --git a/Glamourer/Designs/IDesign.cs b/Glamourer/Designs/IDesign.cs
deleted file mode 100644
index 8544e69..0000000
--- a/Glamourer/Designs/IDesign.cs
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,46 +0,0 @@
-using Glamourer.Customization;
-using Penumbra.GameData.Enums;
-using Penumbra.GameData.Structs;
-
-namespace Glamourer.Designs;
-
-public interface IDesign
-{
-    public uint GetModelId();
-    public bool SetModelId(uint modelId);
-
-    public EquipItem GetEquipItem(EquipSlot slot);
-    public bool      SetEquipItem(EquipItem item);
-
-    public StainId GetStain(EquipSlot slot);
-    public bool    SetStain(EquipSlot slot, StainId stain);
-
-    public CustomizeValue GetCustomizeValue(CustomizeIndex type);
-    public bool           SetCustomizeValue(CustomizeIndex type);
-
-    public bool DoApplyEquip(EquipSlot slot);
-    public bool DoApplyStain(EquipSlot slot);
-    public bool DoApplyCustomize(CustomizeIndex index);
-
-    public bool SetApplyEquip(EquipSlot slot, bool value);
-    public bool SetApplyStain(EquipSlot slot, bool value);
-    public bool SetApplyCustomize(CustomizeIndex slot, bool value);
-
-    public bool IsWet();
-    public bool SetIsWet(bool value);
-
-    public bool IsHatVisible();
-    public bool DoApplyHatVisible();
-    public bool SetHatVisible(bool value);
-    public bool SetApplyHatVisible(bool value);
-
-    public bool IsVisorToggled();
-    public bool DoApplyVisorToggle();
-    public bool SetVisorToggle(bool value);
-    public bool SetApplyVisorToggle(bool value);
-
-    public bool IsWeaponVisible();
-    public bool DoApplyWeaponVisible();
-    public bool SetWeaponVisible(bool value);
-    public bool SetApplyWeaponVisible(bool value);
-}
diff --git a/Glamourer/Interop/ChangeCustomizeService.cs b/Glamourer/Interop/ChangeCustomizeService.cs
index 674cae0..f3ca2b5 100644
--- a/Glamourer/Interop/ChangeCustomizeService.cs
+++ b/Glamourer/Interop/ChangeCustomizeService.cs
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 using System;
+using System.Threading;
 using Dalamud.Hooking;
 using Dalamud.Utility.Signatures;
 using FFXIVClientStructs.FFXIV.Client.Graphics.Scene;
@@ -19,6 +20,9 @@ public unsafe class ChangeCustomizeService : EventWrapper<Action<Model, Ref<Cust
 {
     private readonly PenumbraReloaded _penumbraReloaded;
 
+    /// <summary> Check whether we in a manual customize update, in which case we need to not toggle certain flags. </summary>
+    public static readonly ThreadLocal<bool> InUpdate = new(() => false);
+
     public enum Priority
     {
         /// <seealso cref="State.StateListener.OnCustomizeChange"/>
@@ -62,9 +66,12 @@ public unsafe class ChangeCustomizeService : EventWrapper<Action<Model, Ref<Cust
     {
         if (!model.IsHuman)
             return false;
-
+        
         Glamourer.Log.Verbose($"[ChangeCustomize] Invoked on 0x{model.Address:X} with {customize}.");
-        return _changeCustomizeHook.Original(model.AsHuman, customize.Data, 1);
+        InUpdate.Value = true;
+        var ret = _changeCustomizeHook.Original(model.AsHuman, customize.Data, 1);
+        InUpdate.Value = false;
+        return ret;
     }
 
     public bool UpdateCustomize(Actor actor, CustomizeData customize)
diff --git a/Glamourer/State/StateListener.cs b/Glamourer/State/StateListener.cs
index c2bf8ac..9f4da2c 100644
--- a/Glamourer/State/StateListener.cs
+++ b/Glamourer/State/StateListener.cs
@@ -160,10 +160,13 @@ public class StateListener : IDisposable
 
     private unsafe void OnCustomizeChange(Model model, Ref<Customize> customize)
     {
-        if (_condition[ConditionFlag.CreatingCharacter] || !model.IsHuman)
+        if (!model.IsHuman)
             return;
 
         var actor = _penumbra.GameObjectFromDrawObject(model);
+        if (_condition[ConditionFlag.CreatingCharacter] && actor.Index >= ObjectIndex.CutsceneStart)
+            return;
+
         if (!actor.Identifier(_actors.AwaitedService, out var identifier)
          || !_manager.TryGetValue(identifier, out var state))
             return;
@@ -218,10 +221,10 @@ public class StateListener : IDisposable
     /// </summary>
     private void OnSlotUpdating(Model model, EquipSlot slot, Ref<CharacterArmor> armor, Ref<ulong> returnValue)
     {
-        if (_condition[ConditionFlag.CreatingCharacter])
+        var actor = _penumbra.GameObjectFromDrawObject(model);
+        if (_condition[ConditionFlag.CreatingCharacter] && actor.Index >= ObjectIndex.CutsceneStart)
             return;
 
-        var actor = _penumbra.GameObjectFromDrawObject(model);
         if (actor.Identifier(_actors.AwaitedService, out var identifier)
          && _manager.TryGetValue(identifier, out var state))
             HandleEquipSlot(actor, state, slot, ref armor.Value);
@@ -274,7 +277,7 @@ public class StateListener : IDisposable
     /// </summary>
     private void OnWeaponLoading(Actor actor, EquipSlot slot, Ref<CharacterWeapon> weapon)
     {
-        if (_condition[ConditionFlag.CreatingCharacter])
+        if (_condition[ConditionFlag.CreatingCharacter] && actor.Index >= ObjectIndex.CutsceneStart)
             return;
 
         // Fist weapon gauntlet hack.
@@ -466,13 +469,17 @@ public class StateListener : IDisposable
     /// <summary> Handle visor state changes made by the game. </summary>
     private void OnVisorChange(Model model, Ref<bool> value)
     {
-        if (_condition[ConditionFlag.CreatingCharacter])
+        // Skip updates when in customize update.
+        if (ChangeCustomizeService.InUpdate.IsValueCreated && ChangeCustomizeService.InUpdate.Value)
             return;
 
         // Find appropriate actor and state.
         // We do not need to handle fixed designs,
         // since a fixed design would already have established state-tracking.
         var actor = _penumbra.GameObjectFromDrawObject(model);
+        if (_condition[ConditionFlag.CreatingCharacter] && actor.Index >= ObjectIndex.CutsceneStart)
+            return;
+
         if (!actor.Identifier(_actors.AwaitedService, out var identifier))
             return;
 
@@ -499,7 +506,7 @@ public class StateListener : IDisposable
     /// <summary> Handle Hat Visibility changes. These act on the game object. </summary>
     private void OnHeadGearVisibilityChange(Actor actor, Ref<bool> value)
     {
-        if (_condition[ConditionFlag.CreatingCharacter])
+        if (_condition[ConditionFlag.CreatingCharacter] && actor.Index >= ObjectIndex.CutsceneStart)
             return;
 
         // Find appropriate state.
@@ -532,7 +539,7 @@ public class StateListener : IDisposable
     /// <summary> Handle Weapon Visibility changes. These act on the game object. </summary>
     private void OnWeaponVisibilityChange(Actor actor, Ref<bool> value)
     {
-        if (_condition[ConditionFlag.CreatingCharacter])
+        if (_condition[ConditionFlag.CreatingCharacter] && actor.Index >= ObjectIndex.CutsceneStart)
             return;
 
         // Find appropriate state.