Why did the Polish Hussars wear such absurdly impractical wings on their backs?

by BreaksFull

While I understand that the Winged Hussars doubtlessly looked completely kickass in their winger armor, it seems to utterly impractical to wear to war. Why would they wear such armor?

Searocksandtrees

Looking kickass isn't enough? :) there's lots of room for more input on this, but meanwhile you might find some useful bits of info in this previous thread

Did Hussars actually wear wings?