Celebrity Book Club.(Bibliography)

Byline: Julie Klam

The philosopher Francis Bacon supposedly quipped that "the worst men often give the best advice." We can only imagine what he would think of fashion tips from Victoria Beckham, seduction pointers from Carmen Electra, or etiquette counsel from Paris Hilton. In Bacon's absence, we look at five guides to star style.

THE BOOK*****HELPFUL HINT*****STYLE ETHOS*****CAUTIONARY TALE*****FUN FACT

That Extra Half an Inch by Victoria Beckham with Hadley Freeman (Harper Entertainment)*****"When you're getting dressed...the trick is not to pull out just any old garments and pile them on without thinking about it; instead visualize the whole outfit before you start."*****"There is nothing worse than seeing someone with a boob hanging out. [Use wig tape, but] be careful that you don't rip a nipple off."*****After she asked for a Roberto Cavalli dress to be taken in, the zipper broke. Joss Stone came over with safety pins and "started pinning me in."*****"[I am not] a pinup for men...I'm a girls' girl. I am in most respects very ordinary...the girl next door who got lucky."

How to Be Sexy by Carmen Electra with Sheryl Beck (Broadway Books)*****"By slightly opening or separating your legs when seated, you're communicating a subtle, sexual invitation."*****No "bragging, boasting, and bitching."*****"I came out [of the restroom] and realized that my dress was tucked in my G-string.... I panicked...so I just untucked my dress ...