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[[File:amidala snow bunny outfit.jpg|link=Star Wars: Clone Wars|frame|Amidala, a beautiful [[Unlimited Wardrobe|clotheshorse]], even in extreme conditions.]]
{{quote|''Don't let your modern mind convince you that if it looks precious, it must be non-functional. "It must just be for parade, they wouldn't fight in that would they?" That's your modern mind wanting to make a split between the functional and the expressive again. Don't let it do it. It's not good enough to have this stuff: You need to fight in it, you need to destroy it in an afternoon of fun with your knightly friends.''|Wallace Collection Curator of Arms and Armor Dr.
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* Nuclear Winter and his army of ladies from ''[[Freedom Force]]''.
* Snake's Sneaking Suit in ''[[Metal Gear Solid]]'' is ostensibly designed to keep him warm in Alaska while allowing him full freedom of movement.
* In the ''[[Heroes of Might and Magic]]'' series, Queen Catherine wears a stylist [[Chainmail Bikini]]. No, [https://mightandmagic.fandom.com/wiki/Catherine seriously.]
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== [[Real Life]] ==
* Attempted by the US Army with Oakley designed protective goggles, so soldiers will actually wear them, rather than leaving them on their helmets like they did with the (very ugly) previous models. If this was successful is hard to judge, as soldiers quickly became inclined toward wearing them because they were stationed in places where protection from sun and blowing sand were common.
* Historical armor, even that intended for fighting, was often highly decorated. This served the dual purpose of elevating the nobility's appearance above the common man (divine right etc. etc.), and demonstrating it's better to capture the wearer for ransom over killing him. One exemplar is [https://wallacelive.wallacecollection.org:443/eMP/eMuseumPlus?service=ExternalInterface&module=collection&objectId=60679&viewType=detailView one suit of armor that belonged to Holy Roman Emperor Ferdinand II]
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