Gear choice is a matter of budget, safety and personal choice.
Here's my opinion...
As for helmets, I avoid the cheep brands. I lean on the safe side, DOT or better yet SNELL certified for sure. I have had a couple Vegas, my wife and my daughter both have HJC helmets. Those are both medium budget with decent quality. Nolan, Arai and Shoei are a bit out of my budget. Open face vs full face is your choice. Personally I like full face. I've been hit in the face plenty of times by large bugs and stones and can only imagine how much it would hurt if I had an open face helmet. Plus full face protects your chin while open wouldn't. Some say they feel claustrophobic or don't have good peripheral vision in a full face helmet, but I don't feel that way. Or they get hot inside, but as long as your moving, the vents do fine. Sometimes I flip up my face shield when going slow through my neighborhood or in a traffic jam.
As for jackets, avoid the cheap ones at bike shows. Leather is often thin and more for show rather than safety. Vents are important and a liner is nice. I often ride to work with the liner in when it's cold, then out and all the vents open on the way home. I just got a First Gear mesh jacket, the longer style so my but crack is not exposed to the elements. It also has armored elbows. The jacket is pretty heavy, but as long as I'm moving, I stay cool. A many years ago I went down wearing a cheap bike show jacket. The sleeve pushed up and I got some road rash on my forearm and elbow.
Paints, I always wear blue jeans now. The cargo paints I was wearing when I went down ripped open.
Footwear, I always wear heavy boots. Again, when I went down I had Vans on and the bike came down on my foot and ankle. I didn't break anything, but I was on crutches for a few weeks.
I would suggest going to a motorcycle dealer and start trying on gear. A Honda/Yamaha/Kawasaki/Suzuki/BMW dealer would have better gear, than that over priced crap with Harley logos. I know it's rude, but I've tried on gear, then found it cheaper online later.
As you can tell, I'm more into safety and comfort, rather than looking cool. Again, this is my opinion.