At each bend point, and seperation points in the clothes, there will magnetic points. I imagine it would look like a motion capture suit but instead of white balls, you have penny sized magnets.

The other, individually creative part of the clothing lies on the outside.

A meriad of colorful panels, much like kites, with magnets at the verticies, would be applied like pieces of armor for that patchwork, stained glass, insane style you've been looking for.