Women most confident in beachwear at 59 Men's confidence peaked a little earlier, the study by high street clothes company TK Maxx found, at age 45. Seventy per cent of the 45-year-old men questioned said they were confident they would look good throughout their holiday. Helen Gunter, a TK Maxx spokesperson, said: "When shopping for a new holiday wardrobe, always go for what you feel comfortable in, buying quality classics that will last way beyond the holiday season. As this research has found, it is the older generation who say that they do this most and in return their confidence skyrockets. Souvenir T-shirts, mankinis, hair braids and socks with sandals were voted bad sartorial decisions in a poll released in April by the discount shopping site PromotionalCodes.org.uk. For examples of some of the more regrettable holiday fashion faux pas, see our picture slideshow.