Padded armor - some interesting options, though some of these have too much clutter on them I think. Ideally, this set should fit everyone - soldiers, bandits, adventurers, etc. Still, nice designs.

Leather armor - still cool, but with more protective elements, like an actual pauldron:

It's not perfect armor, but I agree with ironmask that the leather set needs to be more protective overall and I am thinking of something like this in the end. Keep the aesthetic, but add some actual defence to it.