Quote Originally Posted by the_handsome_viking
Actually interestingly enough, putting a really good looking army into battle could be an effective psychological warfare tactic.

imagine being some scabby looking guy with a wicker sheild and fur pants, looking at this highly organized mass of armor clad dudes with flowing red capes and big red mohawk things on their helmets, that would be pretty intimidating.

warfare is bascially just a big excuse to wear fancy clothes.

think waffen ss or the wehrmacht.
Laibach comes into my mind: "...we are not nazis or anything... they have done horrible things and brought misery for the whole of Europe... But honestly who can say that an SS officers' uniform is not a beautiful outfit from a merely esthetical point of view?"