Sarah Hay’s recent jousting victory showcases not just that she’s an awesome warrior woman but also how attire and armor is picked as appropriate to the situation… and of course that a lady knight requires no boobplate.
Thank you to sartoriainsulindica for directing us to this!
– wincenworks
hey artists: if you google “feminine armour” instead of “female armour” you’ll get awesome-looking practical armour that is still feminine instead of boob cups
I have to admit, when I did the search the results were not entirely free of ridiculous boob cups and other offences, but it certainly did improve the results.
– wincenworks
A collection of photos I found on internet of woman in armor that could actually work, and lack the infamous “boob plate”
To use as reference basically, thought would be interesting to show.
We had some of those on BABD before, but it’s good to have so many collected in one post 🙂
~Ozzie
I remember scrolling through your blog a while ago and it had a short comic like thing that showed how women would would put on kevlar armor but for the life of me I can’t find it. I need for reference material.
I think you’re referring to this reblog.
Important thing we’ve been noted regarding that comic: breast binding with bandages is a big no-no!
Compression bandage is designed rather to reduce blood flow to the wounds than to change the body shape; using it to contain a perfectly healthy body part may cause serious circulation issues and/or, with prolonged use, deformation. Sports bras or special binders are the healthier, preferred option for keeping one’s boobs in place.
Answering publicly so we can get the word out about the binding problem.
~Ozzie