Medok

at the discretion of the server owner or a player within his own singleplayer save, I think it would be beneficial to some servers who like such things to have the ability to have slots for two sets of armor - the one that is taking damage and actually functions as armor, and the other being purely visual. allowing for someone to zip around and be quick in their iron chainmail, but simultaneously style on everyone in their full black bronze plate. I understand this could be abused, such as a player faking wearing weak armor to trick somebody. that's why I believe this should be a world option or server option, disabled by default. perhaps in creative mode, there could be a command or block that works as a beacon, that hides the cosmetic armor in a certain area/zone.

I'd like to add that my suggestion is a simple one - that the helve hammer's clanging noise change slightly when there is nothing on the anvil, the same way a quern or pulverizer sounds differently once it is empty. For those times where you have a slow setup and want to watch a video while hammering out a bunch of plates, and to avoid forgetting to return, only to see all your forges are cold and your plate has despawned.