Medieval Wearable Knight Full Suit of Armor Combat Body Collectible Armor costume Size - 6 FEET In Beautiful Finish Made Of Good Quality Steel 18 gauge Steel. The suit of armor was worn over regular under clothes and was attached to the wearer using leather straps and buckles. IT was used to protect areas that could not be protected with plate armor. Suit of armor usually consists of the helmet breastplate & backplate gauntlets, pauldrons (or spaulders), vambraces,couters, sabatons (foot armor), greaves (to protect shins) and gorget, sometimes called a neckguard. Suits of armor had various uses.