Why do some amazon wear bracelets on there biceps?

[gwhh]

Why do some amazon wear bracelets on there biceps? What does it mean?

[AmiMizuno]

Well Diana wore a bracelet around her arms. And the name would be a arm band. There has there are many different lengths of arm bands

[Agent 86]

It makes their biceps look bigger. And some ladies just like shiny, sparkly accessories.

[Koriand'r]

Some artists think armlets are shorthand for "exotic" so ever since DC has wanted to depict Wonder Woman as a quasi-multicultural badass warrior they've been prevalent, mostly post Flashpoint.

[Vakanai]

Kind of want an Amazon to do a muscle pose to use arm band to block a bullet now.

[Carabas]

Why do some amazon wear bracelets on there biceps? What does it mean?

Same reason Wolverine sometimes wears a cowboy hat: they like the look of it.

[Gurz]

Barbarian warriors have a thing for them, i guess, 'cause Conan depicted wearing a biceps bracelet most of the time as well.

[brettc1]

Same reason Wolverine sometimes wears a cowboy hat: they like the look of it.

Yep.

Or of you prefer the meta answer, the same reason Batman runs around in a cape completely impractical for acrobatics - rule of cool.

[hgzip]

I always thought it would either designate military rank (like on today's uniforms), or be a kind of military decoration. E.g. in ancient Rome, the soldier who first climbed the wall of an enemy town was awarded a crown called 'corona muralis'. The Romans didn't have kings (at least during the Republic), so nobody wore a crown except decorated soldiers. In a monarchy like Themiscyra, a crown is inappropriate, so decorations would take other forms.

[JackBNimble]

Why do some amazon wear bracelets on there biceps? What does it mean?

In my headcanon, it's today's version of the 90s-era belt pouches (and thigh pouches). Artistic (such as it is) license.