Pauldrons

What does “pauldrons” mean in fashion?

Pauldrons is a sleeve term. Armour plates covering the shoulders. In the LOOKREF library, pauldrons shows up most often on armours, in metal plate and leather, with fantasy styling. There are 3 free reference images for it below.

How to write pauldrons in an AI prompt

Name it explicitly (models also understand “shoulder plates”), then add colour, material and length so the model doesn’t fill the gaps with a default. Pair the words with a reference image for the closest match.

• black metal plate fantasy armour cuirass with central ridge, round pauldrons, segmented tassets, rivetsLR-0069
• chocolate leather fantasy armour cuirass with central ridge, round pauldrons, segmented tassets, rivetsLR-0068

Often paired with

Garment

Armour 3

Material

Metal plate 2Leather 1

Details

Rivets 3

Aesthetic

Fantasy 3

Occasion

Cosplay / game 3