This is an excellent set to have before T1 in both Rogues and Feral Druids. I used the set for a solid 4 months before it was replaced with teir one.
The price is definatley worth the items.
Also, a mix of stormshroud and shadowcraft is an excellent way to go as the proc rate for energy regen is great.

is it just me or does the stormshroud set looks really much like the armor that vancleef uses?

Since (Item #23073) are no longer available and there doesn't seem to be any other boots in the game with that exact model it's been a little tricky to find matching boots for this set. I've managed to find a few BoE alternatives by going through the model viewer for Leather boots.

(Item #9802) - BoE world Drop - light brown to blend with the pale accents in the set.
(Item #15152) - BoE World Drop - dark blue/brown to blend with the darker pieces of the set

(Item #25673) - Crafted BoE Via Leatherworking - dark blue/brown/purple to blend with the darker pieces of the set

(Item #4788) - BoE From Vendors (NPC #3552) (Horde) and (NPC #954) (Alliance) - dark blue/green to blend with the darker pieces of the set. Slender model.

BOP (Item #29248) - BoP from (NPC #20912) In the Arcataz seems to be the best match though. dark blue/black to blend with the darker pieces of the set.

Add in (Item #24585) or (Item #14263) - (Since you can't Transmog (Item #7997) due to it being Grey quality), (Item #24737) or (Item #25513) (Horde only) if you prefer blue/black, or (Item #24697) if you prefer brown/tan. Then you'll have yourself a pretty close approximation of a VanCleef Set.

Now if I could just find a good belt......

The crit and hit stats make this set a good choice for a rogue for a pretty long time but the lack of traditional stats on this set is definately something to worry about...this set won't make you do any more damage really (zero agility, zero strength) but it will increase your chance to do big damage with crits, but you need to do what you can to not be hit because this set offers almost zero stamina.

I still have 3 pieces of this on my Dagger Rogue, and the proc is still amazing. Stack this with 4 pieces Darkmantle, and you got a very reliable energy-regeneration which is beyond amazing.

The only problem will be letting go of it when you upgrade your gear.

Im using the shoulders and legs on my druid. ive got the 30 stam and 10 agi lw kit on the legs making up for the over all lack of stam. this set is really cheap to make now that the mats are more available. and its so far making the grind to 58 and to outland pretty quick. im using devilsaur gloves but may go ahead and get the SC gloves made just to check how decent the proc rate is and if it helps.
Im rushing through these last few levels and wont be running any instances, but if you are running things and can get better stats on your gear i would go with that instead of taking the time to have these made. they are pretty snazzy looking though.

My 52 rogue just got his 3rd piece of this kit. I think its pretty great. There are other items which have +x stat and +y stat but the general stat placement, plus the set bonuses I think make up for any shortfall.

In any case, once I get to Outlands it's likely to be replaced in the not too distant future but for the last 10 levels or so of Classic it should be able to stand up well.

Vancleef is wearing this set + Boots of Displacement, Red Defias Mask, Cruel Barb in MH, Fine Scimitar in OH.

That's pretty much it.

Pretty much, your best bet to get this (awesome) set nowadays is to spam trade for a few hours looking for a leatherworker with the pattern, I myself went and farmed the pattern for the chest, then sold it to a leatherworker and made him craft one for me afterwards, so I get to be VC for 4.3 when 'mogging comes out!

tbh, the energy procs is not so good, i can only speak from a rogues perspective, but even with ruthlessness, and the bonus from sc, this is just not good enough. If you consider the devilsaur, which have +stam, + ap, + critt chance and + hit (if you have both parts). with this set you will get more hp, more dmg and more critt chance, in other words you will kill more, before you die yourself.

But, I have't tested this in a raid, so i dont know if it proccs that often. But with my knowledge i have atm, I belive you will be better off with Devilsaur set. If anyone have the maths about this, it would be fun to see :)

The 5% chance of nature damage proc rate from the two piece bonus is very high. I've had it proc four times in a row, and then I'll move onto another mob and it'll proc another three or four times.

The gloves now require level 50 and provide some sorely needed hit rating for leveling rogues. They also received a buff of +5 crit rating from their earlier form.

As an aside, the two piece bonus adds about 1-2 dps over multiple fights. While nothing awe-inspiring, for a level 50 rogue that's a decent increase in damage. Picking up the pants and gloves at level 50 is a cheap alternative to getting devilsaur later on, or just to actually get decent gloves/pants you can put boe enchants on.

Van cleef :D lol just add some boots, 1hand swords....and maybe a defias mask and u got urself a VC >:}

I don't reccommend this for druids who are tanking things at that level, because despite the dodge rating (which is great for druid tanks), it has almost no base stats. This means no stamina or agility, two vital stats for bear tanks.

The very armor that Vancleef wears.

Has anyone seen the recipes for this set drop since The Shattering?

Hm. I was searching for a boots to match this set. After the original boots were made unobtainable by players, i searched abit in the Leatherworking recipes and found that Arctic boots don't look bad at all with that set. So now if you want to brag with it in front of Stormwind or Orgrimmar, you should look like that

http://classicdb.ch/?compare?items=15056:15057:15058:21278:38404:5191:7997:5192

Arctic Boots require 370 Leatherworking and 8 Borean Leather to make. The recipe is learned by Trainers (Grand Master)