Star Style School: Fashion lessons - Look and learn with Helena

DON'T forget your trews. Either she's been mugged, or years of not dressing herself have muddled her ideas of what you need to be wearing when you leave the house.

DON'Tborrow gran's clothes.

'I had a strange compulsion to take off

all my make-up, pin my hair in a bun and wear a tablecloth.' Helena gets it all off her chest at Granny's Anonymous.

DO be cautious with prints. 'Cos if you pick the wrong sort you may end up looking like one of those optical illusions that do your eyes in.

DO look this good when shopping. If you're going to do animal print take a tip from Helena not Bet Lynch. Go for classy not brassy.

DON'T raid the dressing- up box. And remember to stay away from beaded curtains at all costs. As for the shiny white tights - talk about unflattering. May the fashion fairy strike you down.

DO be modest. Unfortunately, Helena's smugness at looking so fab in her little black number was short-lived - once the man behind her pointed out her skirt was tucked into

her knickers.

DON'T show your pants. Yes, we know Helena looks good in a see- through skirt, but she has 7ft legs and no cellulite. The rest of us would end up looking like orange peel wrapped in cling film if we tried this.

DON'T wear nighties to premieres. It's a busy life being an international supermodel and photographer. We understand that. And sometimes you have to think of time-saving devices. But putting your nightie on for a night out so you don't have to change when you get home is going too far.

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