Blender is great for it is free and it's a do-it-all solution but I've always found it difficult to pick up and just do stuff with it, until I learned a few tutorials. I find Carrara easier to start with, especially if you already have Poser and see the similarity in user interfaces. They came from the same developers at one time long ago.

Here's a few Blender resources I have colelcted. www.thebest3d.com/blender

Perhaps this helps.

 

Carrara Pro 8.5 is what I currently use. I'm no pro at character animation though. What is it you need, just fly around and view/inspect the clothing on the person, or have the person walk and run and behave in her/his natural setting like in the real world, wearing these designs?

 

In other words, what type of animation?