Armor designs for females?

[Ashiel]

Depends on the setting, then -- is this one where lack of armor is fitting, or one where the writers/artists are just being ignorant?

The irony of being offended on behalf of no one, while calling artists and authors ignorant. Perhaps there is a certain aesthetic appeal that they preferred. It might not be your cup of tea, but someone likes chocolate milk.

Indeed -- and we can separate those settings in which we've been shown why little or no or "ornamental' armor is worn, from those settings in which everything we've been shown and told would seem to indicate that armor would be functional and yet functional armor is not worn.

You must really hate all those pictures with knights not wearing their helmets.