boots, and shoulder armor all have recognizable aquatic imagery. The most unsettling of the armor sets is the one for the Prince of Crime, the Joker. It's a terrifying take on the medieval jester.

the sight and sound of knights in shining armor swinging swords at each other still draws a crowd. “Are you ready for a medieval rumble?” shouts an announcer in a black kilt and leather boots.

Such is the case with “Illuminating Fashion: Dress in the Art of Medieval France and the Netherlands ... The padding men wore under their suits of armor worked its way into civilian dress ...

producing thigh-high boots made by a craftsman who specialises in medieval armour. Super-cinched bodices, harnesses and wide belts also feature heavily in the pre-fall 2021 collections of ...

The audience howled. This is the world of modern medieval battle, a human demolition derby where men and women wearing up to 100 pounds of armor slash and hammer one another with blunted steel ...