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Style tips for the sartorially clueless

Tan France's Masterclass is surprisingly helpful for anyone who can't tell prints from plaids.

Helmi Yusof

Published Thu, Oct 29, 2020 · 09:50 PM

IF you've taken a number of Masterclass. com courses, you've probably arrived at a similar conclusion as others have - that watching Wolfgang Puck cook won't earn you a Michelin star, getting tips from Stephen Curry won't help your threepoint shot, and learning acting from Natalie Portman won't get you an invite to the Oscars, let alone that statuette.

For the most part, these A-listers are phenomenal at what they do. But so much of what they do is also instinctive, complex and cannot be really taught in 10 to 15 lessons. They can offer many good tips, but that's about all. Watching a Masterclass becomes more an exercise in getting to know your favourite celebrity better, than actually maste…