Concealable body armor system

A carrier for an armor system to be worn by a female wearer, the carrier comprising:

• a front panel including at least one patterning mechanism that facilitates the front panel curving a substantially flat front armor insert during wear, the at least one patterning mechanism being at least one of a dart and a princess seam;
• a back panel;
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• a pair of side panels, each side panel being selectively attachable and detachable to both the front panel and the back panel.

A concealable armor system for protecting a wearer, the armor system comprising:

• a front panel including a removable front armor insert;
• a back panel including a removable back armor insert;
• a pair of side panels, each including a removable side armor insert, wherein each side panel includes a non-linear top edge defining at least one protection wing, and wherein the pair of side panels are selectively attachable and detachable to both the front panel and the back panel;
• a pair of shoulder straps removably attached to both the front panel and the back panel;
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• a pair of side straps, each comprising:
• a node removably attached to one side panel of the pair of side panels;
• a back strap extending from the node and removably attached to the back panel;
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• a pair of front straps extending from the node and removably attached to the front panel, each of the front straps being bifurcated into two strap members, each strap member being angled relative to the associated other strap member of the respective pair and removably attached to the front panel to facilitate curving the front armor insert to the wearer's body.