Male Models Stand Up (and Strip Down) for Charity

Male models striped down in NYC for charity last year

We’ve had a few pretty hot weeks in Boston this summer – but Next Tuesday (August 2^nd) it’s about to get even hotter. Men’s Wearhouse is releasing their male models into the streets – and then stripping them down – for charity of course. The models will be wearing next to nothing – just a tie, boxers and socks – and will hold signs saying “Give the Suit Off Your Back” in an effort to encourage business minded Bostonions to donate their gently used work attire to charity.

The donated suits and other professional attire will be distributed by Men’s Wearhouse to local charities such as Tailored for Success and St. Francis House/Studio Shine, who will in turn provide the clothing to unemployed jobseekers needing a confidence boost, or a new look for an interview. Last year, the nationwide drive brought in 88,593 items of clothing, including more than 20,000 suits.

The Men’s Wearhouse National Suit Drive is part of a larger movement by the fashion industry to encourage charitable donations, and make luxury fashion items more accessible to the general public. Organizations such as The Heart of CAbi and Fashion Delivers™ are examples of other foundations that work to empower the disenfranchised and bring quality clothing to the less fortunate.

Yak Apparel believes in the power of giving back as well, which is why we manufacture the vast majority of our elegant trapper hats in Nepal, a country working to build it’s fair-wage economy and maintain a fledgling democracy.

-Hanna Perlmutter

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