I was asking in the pics & video forum what well done cloth armor would look like, and though there were some great tutorials, it raises another question.
What would the advantages be over other armor? It seems to me that leather would be a lot easier to work with, and less time consuming, than gluing layer after layer of cloth together.
From what I've seen in the tutorials on the cloth armor, leather would be about the same strength if not stronger. I may have a biased opinion, but I don't see any point other than people wanting to try new things for aesthetics.
Also, in case you never read the WC boards, there is discussion to add cloth armor to rules.