hi !!! im a newbie here..p lease to meet you all XD

i'd like to seek help from fellow cosplayers on how to make my next costume. http://i64.photobucket.com/albums/h163/aikka88/pai.jpg

She's Pia from .hack roots, as you can see, there's not much cloth in her outfit. The armor on her chest, hips and legs are my problems. I don't wanna use paper mache coz i don't wanna walk around wearing almost all made out of paper. So i was thinking if leatherette will do for her?

thanks in advance XD