I did some artwork of armored warriors.  The first one is obviously meant to have high defense at the cost of movement speed.  It is built so that the face is partially hidden by the chest area and the shoulders are raised creating an odd proportion.  If the helmet was removed one would be able to see the top of the head sticking out and the shoulders would seem to be in line with the bottom of the chest. 

The second two are a balance of defense and speed.  The left is a sophisticated suit of armor with a primal twist to it.  It has some fluting and leather straps with iron studs.  It's expert construction provides great defense allowing one to preform the wide swings of the axe hammer with less fear of receiving a blow.

The third is an angular set of armor made for a female.  It also has very good defense as well as a stylistic appearance.  It would be a very expensive set of armor,  but isn't just for show!

 The last is armor worn by a slave driver.  The armor doesn't have the best construction and has many weak spots where the wearer is only protected by chain mail.  The armor however isn't meant for armed combat or to protect against blows from swords or maces.  It is meant to protect the wearer in a heard of unarmed and unarmored slaves.  In this armor, simply walking into a crowd can cause fatal injuries, so the slaves wont try attacking the drivers even when they are armed with a rake.  He's a nasty looking guy, but the combination of subpar armor and only having a razor whip and the spikes on it's armor makes it easily stopped by a noble knight.