Medium Armor Choices
Did you browse through the PvP locker in Heart of the Mists? Try using that to get an idea of armor styles you want to seek out in Tyria!
If you’re looking at the dungeon armor vendors in LA to determine additional armor options, it seems you may have missed the second tab, which has all of the exotic armor options.
You may also want to check out the various leatherworker armor sets and the cultural armor vendors in your character’s home city (blue helmet icon on your mini map).
Don’t put too much faith in armor icons, some armors share the same icon but have very different appearances.