Woman's Own

Are you ever too old for fancy dress?

YES

‘I cringe seeing adults dressed up’

Lucy Baker, 46, is a confidence coach at shecoachesconfidence.com and lives in Lincoln with her husband and three children.

As soon as I see an invitation with instructions to dress as cowboys or in all-white, I feel utter dread. And

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