Can you sleep in armor?
The question "Can you sleep in armour?" tends to be asked by tabletop roleplayers. It can be a big deal and an awkward one to answer.
This medieval Joker armour is terrifying
Gotham’s Joker is scary enough but imagine what he would have been like in an even more dangerous world? Or time. Prine Armory makess and sell custom suits of armour, and they have some medieval armour suited for the Clown Prince.…
This guy has sold 1,000s of chainmail bikinis
Bill McCall of Utopia Armoury has turned his childhood hobby of working with chainmail into a job. Incredibly, when he was just 17 he built his own shop at the Pennsylvania Renaissance Faire and dived feet first into chainmail commerce.…
11 illustrations that mock skimpy female armour
Is there a time and a place in RPGs or fantasy novels for chainmail bikinis? It’s a debate. We’re (should be) beyond objectification but if someone wants to dress their character in skimpy armour why shouldn’t they?…
Gorgeous handmade Milanese armour
This gorgeous Milanese armour is the work of Gutfran Workshop. It took nearly 3 months to craft and the result is a safe and durable set.
Milanese armour is known for its renaissance style, in part, due to Flippo Negroli.…
Fibre artist re-invents incredible scale armour
Based in Massachusetts, Mamma Bones is an artist who does something different with knitting. She works in scales to create some fantastic armour.
You can browser through her Etsy store full of goodies if you fancy any of this armour yourself and its easy to imagine that cosplayers, larpers and perhaps even a YouTube host or two has done exactly that.…
Heroes of Might and Magic VII: Paladin cosplay
Germia is a gamer and relatively new to cosplay. What a start, huh?
This set of pictures was shared by a friend of hers, Aelirenn, over on Imgur with the note that many people didn’t it would be possible to recreate this armour.…
Star Wars: New Order Stormtrooper helmets inspired by African wildlife
The title to this post says “Stormtrooper helmets inspired by African wildlife” and as odd as it sounds this is no weird typo.
Designer Blank William’s The New Order is a set of creative designs, in white and black, which actually manage to mashup animal skulls with classic helmet designs.…
The PBaRmor set
Created by cosplayer and artist Olivia Mears to wear to a Red Fang and Opeth concept, inspired by Red Fang’s music video for Prehistoric Dog, this armour is made from a 24 pack of Pabst Blue Ribbon.…
Which matters most in armour? Armour class or embarrassment?
You’ve found earned a new set of armour and it offers more defence than your current set. Do you put it on? Which would you do? Armour class or avoid the embarrassment of having to wear stupid clothes?…
