If a PC has a style feat, can he take the stance while armed, or are they all unarmed combat only? For example, Kirin style seems to be good for a melee bard, or magus (or vanguard or damascarran for that matter)
Far as I remember, none of the styles says it has to be used only with unarmed combat, just that Improved Unarmed Strike is a prerequisite feat. There are plenty of real life martial arts styles that combine weapons and stances, mixing unarmed strikes with weapon attacks.