"Some cynical women may say it is the only way men can sort their socks, " says Mr Liechti.

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Outside, everyone looks busy, from elderly ladies selling socks to young men welding pipes and repairing used electronics.

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The two men wearing paratrooper shirts pulled off their boots and socks and rolled their jeans up to their knees.

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Manpacks is a subscription service where men can pay to have new underwear, shirts and socks delivered regularly for a few.

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At a pool near a covered bridge on the East Branch, Charlie and I once ran across two old men wearing beat-up rubber waders and stringy, woolen wading socks.

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The center most urgently needs new socks and underwear, personal care items, camping gear, men's jeans, work boots and nonperishable food items.

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The major miss for "In Creases" is the unbecoming costuming that Mr. Peck and Mark Happel devised for the men, making them look like hillbillies in long johns with lifeless black socks and slippers.

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