Was the leather muscled curiass of the later times sexier?

[Urselius]

Please note that I am not arguing that the Romans used leather muscle-cuirasses, merely that, with reference to other well-attested uses of leather as a material for defensive clothing, it exists as a possibility.

This is a wholly logical viewpoint.

An open mind is a flexible mind.

BTW Antoine De Brack, a French cavalry officer, examined iron-skulled cuirassier helmets which had been sliced open by Austrian sabres after the Battle of Aspern-Essling. He said he would far rather wear a stout leather shako than an iron pot as it gave better protection - something of a 'horses-mouth statement.'