Armour against weapons or weather?

[Giannis K. Hoplite]

Also look at this thracian.You can clearly see the belt that separated the pleated lower part from the upper.And also the behaviour of the "thicker" garment in the sides.It's the same as the chitons,as there are no sleeves and when pined to the shoulders the fabrick is loose under the hands.

This is an interpretation of possibly that same Thracian.Do you find that more plausible?