Starfox
Hero
The blond thief in the bikini on the cover of the 1E DMG is rather sensibly dressed when considering the environment. If she were covered head to toe in heavy leather armor in the heat of that place it would be more unbelievable.
I remember the old Pool of Darkness computer RPG. The best AC you could get was using ring of protection + bracers of armor (because the ring did not stack with the plusses or armor). This combo also let you cast spells. I imagine it made all the characters in my party looked pretty much like that thief - male or female.
Cheesecake mechanics?