| They covered their shins with leaves of mallows, and had breastplates made of fine green beet-leaves, and cabbage-leaves, skilfully fashioned, for shields. |
| It could be, perhaps, that the genre is still seen as monolithic and shambolic, Hildas in horn-hats and breastplates. |
| In 1868 the Teton Dakota wore similar breastplates of dentalium shells. |
| Vests and T-shirts bear prints of Japanese armour breastplates embellished with coloured jewels. |
| Lindsey told how one of the breastplates inspired Oscar-winning costume designer Janty Yates when she came to create Russell Crowe's outfit in Gladiator. |
| He used tooled leather and real copper breastplates, contributing to a new tradition of metalwork. |
