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The jobless economy has many faces, but it has recently created a strange scene on Sixth Avenue in Manhattan. On one side of the avenue, men are lining up under a scaffolding for a job opportunity. Directly across the street, men in their underwear are holding signs to for a drive for donated suits, to raise support for the unemployed.

This perfectly legal act of decent exposure is for a perfectly decent cause. All through September, the national Men's Wearhouse chain will accept lightly-worn suits to repair, refurbish and then donate to shelters and employment centers around the country.

By the end of the month, the chain hopes to have more than 100,000 items. Organizers say a suit can make the difference between a job hunter being hired or turned away.

"We know that that professional look not only affects how other people see that man, but how that man sees himself," says Men's Wearhouse Vice President Steven Cook. "The clothing that we collect from the national suit drive will not only give them a look, but give him the professionalism, the confidence that he needs to go out and get that job and to change his entire life."

John Valverde of the Osborne Center, who works with many men coming out of prison, remembers how a suit changed the outlook for a recently-released man who was looking for a job.

"He gets home, he tries on this suit that we were able to get for him, and his family sees him in a different light for the first time," says Valverde. "We get a call from his mother the next day telling us, 'The only time I ever thought I was going to see my son in a suit was in his casket. Thank you for giving him a second chance in life.'"

Valverde says the man is working steady and rebuilding his life, thanks in part to that donated suit.

Reggie Resino of Men's Wearhouse, who is one of the men standing outside in his underwear, knows that the clothing drive has its lighter moments.

"We're out here in our boxers, and people are saying things like, 'I wish I could see this every day as I walk to work. I'm going to donate a suit now that I know about the awareness,'" says Resino.

Those who would like to help should keep your pants on, and just drop off a lightly-worn suit at any Men's Wearhouse store. For find the store nearest you, visit www.menswearhouse.com.