A Continuous Lean Previews Its Upcoming Pop Up Flea V
Michael Williams and his brainchild cultural discovery blog A Continuous Lean put together a sneak preview to what attendees of this year’s Pop Up Flea can expect to unearth. Hosting alongside Randy Goldberg of UrbanDaddy, Williams has curated...
A Continuous Lean Debuts An Updated Shopping Guide to NYC
Since its inception in 2008, the ACL shopping guide to NYC has aided its fair share of clueless men in making their acquisitions around the city. The last four years have seen many changes in the proprietary landscape of New York, however, and that m...
A Continuous Lean: MR PORTER Office
The physical headquarters of online mens designer fashion store MR PORTER ironically or aptly reside in a mall – London’s enormous Westfield Shopping Centre. Its hallways resemble those of a high fashion retailer’s – its open...
London Undercover x A Continuous Lean “New York” Umbrella
British umbrella manufacturer London Undercover teams up with Michael Williams of lifestyle brand A Continuous Lean to release the sophisticated “New York” Umbrella. The duo’s second collaboration, this handcrafted release features...
A Continuous Lean for Club Monaco: Made in the U.S.A.
Club Monaco, a subsidiary of Polo Ralph Lauren, partnered with menswear blog A Continuous Lean to launch a capsule collection of Made in the U.S.A. garments. The video above presents a glimpse into the lineup of shirts, suits and ties offered, as we...
ACL & Co. x Mark McNairy Brogue Boots
Mark McNairy and ACL & Co. team up on a set of Brogue Boots, a continuation of the two brands’ longstanding partnership. The first time they got together was back in 2009 to produce a few special pairs of the English-made shoes as ACL Shop...
ACL: The Iconic Gucci Loafer
As part of a new series entitled “Made In Italy,” A Continuous Lean gives us this behind-the-scenes look at the production of Gucci’s iconic loafer. Manufactured in a facility on the outskirts of Florence, each hand-sewn loafer...
Gilt MANual Minute Factory Tour: A Continuous Lean
“Ever wonder what the most important men’s style blogger in the history of the Internet is like in person? As we were reminded, he’s acerbically funny and quite insightful about the way guys tend to approach fashion and style. A...
Alexander Olch for ACL & Co. Capsule Collection
This season, Alexander Olch and ACL & Co. have teamed up to produce this capsule collection of ties made exclusively for ACL & Co. Inspired by the styles seen in a vintage men’s shop catalog from the ’60s, the neckties and b...
The Pop Up Flea 2010 Recap
The Pop Up Flea made its way back to the Lower East Side this weekend for the third installment of hand selected menswear from across North America. Half flea market, half pop-up shop, the Pop Up Flea is the brainchild of Michael Williams proprie...
A Continuous Lean: Inside Horween Leather
Aside from his role at A Continous Lean, Michael Williams’ agency work at Paul + Williams led him to the Horween Leather factory in Chicago. Documenting the production process for cordovan leather which would eventually make its way into th...
London Undercover x ACL & Co. Black Watch Plaid Cashmere Scarf
A Continuous Lean (ACL) have combined with Britain’s London Undercover to design this two-ply cashmere scarf. Colored in a heavy black watch plaid, the reverse is decorated in a contrasting and vibrant orange. Restrained enough to be versatile an...