plz dont kill me for this

i was kind of hesitant to post this, eep.please don't hate me for taking whats probably the most cliche fantasy trope in existence and applying it to dashie here o;w;o I just thought it'd be cute on a poneeeerm, lemme try and at least explainthe way i see it, most of it's not metal, but a more flexible, enchanted material that is made to -look- like metal. And she's totally aware of its non-use in battle- its completely for show, but she's happy enough because as we've seen, rainbow does like trying out various outfits.if -anything-, i think its kind of funny to headcanon that Rarity, being Rarity, designed it.. with Spike's help >.> like, i could see a nerd-ish boy who lives with a nerd-ish pseudo-sibling suggesting Impractical Fantasy Armorideas to his crush, lol.also shading style is in flux, hopefully for the better..?