Abstract: An item of personal protective equipment (10) intended to protect a limb of an individual includes a main plate (12) of thermoplastic polymer material having two opposing faces, respectively an outer and an inner face, a first outer layer (18) placed next to the outer face of the main plate (12), and an inner shock-absorbing layer (20) arranged on the side of the inner face of the main plate (12). The first outer layer (18) is made of a textile material and is inlaid in the outer face of the main plate (12) so as to create, in the outer face, an impression of the textile material.