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Ok this is definitely off the topic of 'safe' armor, but for those who are whining that morals are subjective... Obviously this is fantasy we are talking about, but it sure would be nice if my two kids,12 and 16, that both LOVE gaming and happen to be girls wouldn't have to keep asking me to tone down what they call 'the hooker look' to the minis they use. We are always filing down and filling in for their characters and commiserating over the art and why the female baddies so often are heavily sexualized while the male ones rarely are (not that that makes it ok for my kids or less sad). Rated R gaming just doesn't need to be the norm.
Certainly in an adult home game setting the only rules that need apply are yours, and when we sit down at a table and you can see the filters come on for most guys it is truly appreciated. But whether we are talking about art, storytelling, or attitudes at the table there is still a problem. It is just sad that for a game genre that started before I was born we are still having to argue about why its not ok to publicly objectify women as a matter of course. Do whatever you want in your home game, but don't expect to be respected by any intelligent self-respecting women who sit down to game with you for it.