gothic breastplateBreastplates like this one emerged during the late Gothic period (14401500). The Gothic style was characterized by sharp, highly decorated shapes. The design of this type of breastplate followed Burgundian fashion, ending around the thighssimilar to the fashionable doublet of the time. Breastplates of this style were often worn together with chainmail voiders, an aventail (standard or bishops mantle), and a chainmail skirt (gousset). The arms and legs