The Creative Pragmatist

The Creative Pragmatist

CP Men's: The Good Lift

On the Tibi pants that enlivened my wardrobe. I'm already looking for my next pair.

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Julian Randall
Feb 06, 2026
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Much as I appreciate classic menswear, I don’t wear suits, not in public. I’ve only tried on the one recently passed down to me, and the Tommy Hilfiger number I bought from D for Dapper’s Derandon Davis last year—this after some ten years of unabashed suitlessness.

In fact, if memory serves, the only suit I had before that (other than my church clothes, …

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