Is this going to be the next thing that we see on the streets of London and Manchester? Either way, the jackets featured in the article are actually rather nice - if you don’t mind the fact that they probably weigh about five times as much as a normal coat.

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The article recommends buying clothes that have a classic fit and that won’t go out of style in a season and pairing them with an item or two to make them look current. This advice, however, seems appropriate for fashion in general, not just in times when money is tight.

While everybody wants to look fashionable, you have to be careful not to try and adopt every current fashion trend all at once. The best way for most people to wear fashion is to find a current look that suits them and adapt it to their own personal style. It’s always important to look like yourself, not like a catalogue. This enables you to look both trendy and unique and to be daring without sending out a red alert to the fashion police.

The main thing to remember is that clothes should make you look your best and should reflect your mood and your personality. Being a little daring is great - but make sure that your clothes reflect what you intend for them to reflect and not something entirely unflattering and make sure that you don’t look like you’ve been trying too hard to look trendy.

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Many fashion retailers have moved their manufacturing outside of the UK and Europe because of costs, but this causes problems in terms of transport and pollution. As more and more people become aware the effects of manufacturing cheap clothing have on the environment, shoppers will begin to demand more ethical clothing.

At Schultz we like to think we’re already doing a little bit to help reduce the devastating effects that trans-continental shipping has on the world by manufacturing all our products within Europe.

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Designer clothing costs a lot because of the care and attention that goes into its production. Clothing designers choose the best fabrics, pay close attention to the detail of the cut so every fold and every line flatters the wearer, and they spend extra time on production to make certain that the clothing you buy holds up to repeated wear.

Fake designer gear may look okay on the rack, but it simply won’t look as good when you wear it, it will not last as long in your closet and, quite frankly, it belittles the creativity, skill and effort that goes into every piece of clothing that a fashion designer creates. In the end, wouldn’t you rather have one great pair of jeans that makes you look fabulous than ten pairs of cheap jeans that stretch, sag and fall to bits?

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Yep, the guy who regularly comments on the fashion disasters of the stars is now launching a fashion line, lovingly styled to meet the specific needs of his readers which will include, wait for it, at least two different styles of flip flops that will cost from $2-$50.

As much as we applaud Mr. Hilton for trying to exercise his creative muscle and satisfy the desires of his very demanding readership, we’re thinking you’d be better off buying clothes from a fashion designer who takes up blogging than from a blogger who takes up fashion designing.

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What struck us the most about the information we read about the exhibit, apart from the chance to see these famous film and TV costumes in one place, was how the exhibit is showing the influence that superheroes have had on fashion designers from Moschino to Dolce & Gabbana to Theirry Mugler as well as on sportswear such as water-repellant swimwear from Speedo.

We really wish we could go, so if you’re in New York between now and 1st September, check it out and let us know what you think!

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Personally, we reckon there’s some really great-looking stuff out there and for a smart-casual look you simply can’t go wrong with an updated take on the check shirt paired with jeans.

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