I've been looking at leather masks and bracers on deviantart.com
Ok, maybe not the best place to look for them but I'm also looking to get ideas. There are some awesome looking pieces on there.
http://virtualmessiah.deviantart.com/art/Mystery-44370025 This is a great example of what I don't like... It's a beautiful mask, but the leather doesn't show through. What's the point of making something out of leather, if it doesn't show? I don't know, maybe I'm a bit of an elitist.