OOH! I love it! Cool concept. For your animation, maybe try and move the cloth around more realistically instead of keeping it moving along with the legs.
many thanks for the tips :) i tried to change the stuff on the skin as described and added eyes. the clothing is now the next step . (collecting reference pictures now )
Thanks for the feedback, P442. I changed the skin color to something more orangy and darkened all the cloth pieces. I also increased the contrast on the skin;