> I wonder where the stereotype of scantily-clad leather-fetish armor for barbarians actually comes from Hollywood and media. Most modern stereotypes around th

> I wonder where the stereotype of scantily-clad leather-fetish armor for barbarians actually comes from Hollywood and media. Most modern stereotypes around the world are created by hollywood and the media. Whether it is of the cowboy/indians, soviets, north koreans, french, the south, etc. As for why they are scantily-clad, probably because we associated clothing with wealth/civilization?