Female armor

Female armor tends to cover less than does male armor. Many derogatory slang terms exist for armor, plate or otherwise, perceived by the fanbase as as excessively revealing on female character models compared to how they appear applied to male player characters, such as boobplate, slutplate, buttplate, etc. While non-plate items such as Black Mageweave Leggings ("buttweave") and Robes of Insight are infamous for similar reasons, boobplate carries an extra stigma of being unconvincing visual protection for the character: midriff and cleavage windows, bare thighs, etc.
The aesthetic is heavily associated with the experimental, sometimes odd visual design of vanilla content, which has been heavily toned down in later expansions. Because of this, many sets such as the Glorious Plate or Warrior's Embrace are equipable by relatively low-to-medium-level players, but the rarity of these items being encountered at the current speed of leveling content can inflate BoE boobplate to extreme prices on the Auction House , especially with the introduction of transmogging.
Many people see this as mere fanservice. Here are some examples:
==Chest items==
Item 	Required level	Notes
Adamantite Breastplate 	67 	
Andrethan's Masterwork 	Quest reward 	Similar to Commander's Armor and Hyperion Armor. Red version of Enchanted Thorium Breastplate.
Armor of Shifting Shadows 	80 	
Azure Silk Vest 	25 	
Barbaric Harness 	38 	Similar to Warbear Harness.
Bloodsail Shirt 	1 	Similar to Buccaneer's Vest.
Bonechewer Berserker's Vest 	85 	
Carapace of Anub'shiah 	50 	Silver version of Saltstone Surcoat.
Carapace of Tuten'kash 	40 	Similar to Saltstone Surcoat.
Champion's Deathdealer Breastplate 	Heirloom 	
Chestguard of Illumination 	63 	
Chromite Chestplate 	42 	Silver version of Embossed Plate Armor
Commander's Armor 	58 	Similar to Andrethan's Masterwork and Hyperion Armor. Red version of Enchanted Thorium Breastplate.
Corsair's Overshirt 	15 	Red version of Buccaneer's Vest. Heroic version has different model.
Crimson Silk Vest 	30 	Red version of Azure Silk Vest.
Conqueror's Breastplate 	67 	Yellow version of Bloodscale Breastplate.
Conqueror's Aegis Breastplate 	80 	
Embossed Plate Armor 	40 	Red version of Chromite Chestplate
Enchanted Thorium Breastplate 	58 	
Energized Chestplate 	54 	Red & yellow version of Lofty Breastplate & Vanguard Breastplate
Engraved Breastplate 	55 	Red version of Masterwork Breastplate.
Farmhand's Vest 	Quest reward 	
Gilded Crimson Chestplate 	Quest reward 	Same model as Bloodscale Breastplate.
Green Whelp Armor 	30 	
Grizzly Jerkin 	11 	
Hydralick Armor 	49 	Black version of Bloodscale Breastplate.
Hyperion Armor 	60 	Similar to Andrethan's Masterwork and Commander's Armor.
Imbued Plate Armor 	57 	Purple & silver version of Enchanted Thorium Breastplate. Part of the Imbued Plate set.
Infantry Tunic 	8 	Grey version of Unyielding Chain Vest.
Ironspine's Ribcage 	30 	Similar to Bloodscale Breastplate and Gilded Crimson Chestplate.
Jouster's Chestplate 	40 	
Lesser Spellfire Robes 	Quest reward 	No longer available. Same model as Robe of Evocation.
Masterwork Breastplate 	60 	Yellow version of Engraved Breastplate.
Mercurial Robes 	85 	
Murkblood Avenger's Chestplate 	Quest reward 	Purple version of Templar Chestplate
Nether Protector's Chest ( only) 	Quest reward 	Same model as Vanguard Breastplate
Phantom Armor 	16/85 	
Polychromatic Visionwrap 	60 	
Raptor Hide Harness 	28 	
Redemption Tunic 	60 	
Robe of Evocation 	13 	Same model as Lesser Spellfire Robes.
Robes of Insight 	60 	Yellow version of the Ahn'Qiraj cloth robes. Similar to Robes of the Triumvirate.
Robes of the Battleguard 	60 	Orange version of the Ahn'Qiraj cloth robes.
Robes of the Guardian Saint 	60 	Blue version of the Ahn'Qiraj cloth robes.
Robes of the Triumvirate 	60 	Yellow version of the Ahn'Qiraj cloth robes. Similar to Robes of Insight.
Saronite War Plate (Death knight only) 	Quest reward 	
Scavenged Breastplate 	Quest reward 	Similar to Imbued Plate Armor.
Scarlet Sin'dorei Robes 	70 	
Soulcloth Vest 	70 	Tailoring plan drops in Karazhan.
Tunic of the Soulbinder 	100 	
Unyielding Chain Vest 	81 	
Valorous Dreadnaught BattleplateValorous Dreadnaught Breastplate	80 	
Vestments of the Shifting Sands 	60 	Purple version of the Ahn'Qiraj cloth robes.
Warbear Harness 	50 	Similar to Barbaric Harness.
Warrior's Embrace 	49 	Black version of Lofty Breastplate & Vanguard Breastplate
Watcher's Tunic 	Quest reward 	
Whispering Tunic 	Quest reward 	Similar to The Postmaster's Tunic and Gossamer Tunic.
Ymirjar Lord's Breastplate 	80 	
==Leg items==
Item 	Required level	Notes
Abyssal Cloth Pants 	57 	Similar to Black Mageweave Leggings.
Cenarion Thicket Legplates 	62 	Similar to Saltstone Legplates.
Cindercloth Pants 	51 	Similar to Black Mageweave Leggings, but with red leg guards.
Cloudkeeper Legplates 	57 	Silver & yellow version of Legplates of Blazing Light.
Cournith Waterstrider's Silken Finery	87 	Similar to Gaarn's Leggings of Infestation.
Dual Reinforced Leggings 	57 	No longer available. Similar to Knight's Legguards.
Elemental Rockridge Leggings 	48 	
Firemane Leggings 	34 	Similar to Bloodscale Legguards.
Gaarn's Leggings of Infestation 	87 	
Jade Dust Leggings 	90 	Similar to Gaarn's Leggings of Infestation.
Leggings of Concentrated Darkness 	60 	Similar to Black Mageweave Leggings.
Leggings of the Poisoned Soul 	90 	Similar to Gaarn's Leggings of Infestation.
Legplates of Blazing Light 	60 	Yellow & red version of Cloudkeeper Legplates.
Leggings of Unfinished Conquest 	90 	Similar to Gaarn's Leggings of Infestation and Cloudscorcher Leggings.
Metro's Slimming Legs 	65 	Similar to Black Mageweave Leggings.
Murkblood Avenger's Legplates 	64 	Purple version of Templar Legplates
Pants of the Naaru 	67 	Similar to Black Mageweave Leggings. Arguably the skimpiest cloth leg item in the game.
Poisoncrafter's Kilt 	90 	Similar to Gaarn's Leggings of Infestation.
Subversive Leggings 	90 	Similar to Gaarn's Leggings of Infestation.
Wanderer's Stitched Trousers 	58 	Similar to Black Mageweave Leggings, but with blue rims.
War Paint Legguards 	14 	
Warbear Woolies 	52 	
==Sets==
Item 	Level range	Notes
Barbaric Cloth set 	7-13 	
Black Mageweave collection	36-41 	
Bloodfist Plate Set 	67 	Brown & red version of Warmaul set
Bloodscale plate set 	60 	
Buccaneer's Regalia set 	60 	
Captain's Mail set 	35-39 	
Elegant Cloth set 	52-57 	
Glorious Plate set 	50-56 	
Grimscale Plate set 	57 	Silver version of Khan'aish Plate set
Impenetrable Mail set 	50-56 	
Jade Plate set 	41-48 	Green version of Saltstone set
Khan'aish Plate set 	62-69 	Bronze version of Grimscale Plate set
Knight's Mail set 	32-34 	Silver version of Shattered Hand plate set
Lofty Plate set 	45-52 	Yellow & charcoal version of Glorious set
Marauder's Mail set 	35-40 	
Merciless Mail set 	46-52 	
Protector Mail set 	44-49 	
Revenant Plate set 	44-70 	Purple version of Templar Plate set
Saltstone Plate set 	40 	
Shattered Hand plate set 	69 	Bronze version of Knight's Mail set
Talonguard Plate Set 	63 	
Templar Plate set 	49-53 	Blue and gold version of Revenant Plate set
Tyrant's Armor Set 	40-43 	Dark brown version of Saltstone plate set
Vanguard Plate set 	47-54 	Blue & yellow version of Glorious set
Warmaul Plate set 	66 	Dark red version of Bloodfist set
Warlord's Iron plate set 	70 	Similar to Warmaul Plate set
Sundered Mail set 	68 	
== External links ==
* World of Warcraft official site - Comic Contest entry #170
* WoW Insider - Mike Schramm: Gender differences in armor
Category:Armor