Leather Cuirass Lorica Musculata, I used to think no way but

[Magnus]

"I am personally of the opinion that when we see the ornate cuirasses of the Emperors, such as those referenced on Travis’s site, we are seeing a flexible garment. "

But why bother? Didn't anyone read my post darnit! lol

Seriuosly, why make something like that when you can accomplish the same thing wearing clothing. (ie looking good and important)

I still think that leather which flexes like it does in the sculpture would start to show signs of creasing and cracking, which lets be honest...looks like crap. AND if it was painted...you can bet it's going to crack and chip. That alone makes the leather cuirass impractical.