[It's fair enough. Some of her dearest friends didn't take the change too well.]

My own contingent of guards wear black and silver. My sister prefers gold for hers. But then again, Equestria has not seen war for centuries, and their presence is largely ceremonial.

Most of the Freelancers have similarly bright armor. It may be to tell them apart in battle, or due to their environment...or whoever assigned such things was simply incompetent. [She does not have a high opinion of their Director, after all.]