A fun riff on this trope that may be useful at some point:

[Camera pans up female character who is sensibly attired aside from having no pants and wearing a bikini bottom.]

Mike Nelson imitating her voice:

"I need a warrior outfit, big boots, anything heavy you want on top, sure, but for practical reasons it's very important that my pubic area be nearly naked."

-Rifftrax, Warrior of the Wasteland

This seems kind of a weird one to have a 'no real life exmaples' rule. Is it really necessary?

Here's a real life example of Breast Plate (sort of). Body armor manufacturers are starting to make bulletproof vests and the like that are tailored to fit women.

One more Video game example - Heavy Metal F.A.K.K.2 hase each more advanced/powerful armor more revealing, ending with the trope.

A site devoted to images averting this trope: http://womenfighters.tumblr.com — Not sure how it would best be integrated, but seemed worth mentioning here.