I hope this is just a silly question.. but my strain is at it's full version (I believe), but it still won't show up as an unlocked skin in the wardrobe.. I would love to go start a new strain, but I'm stuck with this one until it's done, and I thought it was done???

You are still stage 7. You have one more stage to go before the skin will unlock. Once it is unlocked, you should receive an event and then be able to get a new virus. To see all the stages, check out THIS thread.

it looks like op is actually stage 8... as am i, and my skin hasn't shown up yet either.

the skin showing up in the wardrobe looks exactly like the one on my avatar, but it is grayed out, saying i don't have it.

edit: after removing the clothes and saving my avatar, my strain regressed a step. i think there might be a glitch that shows your avatar in level 8 when it's actually still 7.

The OP wasn't at stage 8 at the time of posting, though they are now. :)

As for you, you appear to still be stage 7 (which I am as well). There are some caching issues as well, so there may be a delay. Either way, you cannot redeem the skin until you receive the event. :C

so strange. thought I was stage 8 XD oh well. I got a notification saying I reached stage 8, which is super helpful. it's all working right now.