A Continuous Lean

A Continuous Lean serves as a discovery agent for those with an appreciation of quality, style and provenance. Founded in 2007, ACL is the product of Michael Williams, a native son of Cleveland, Ohio. Currently, Michael lives in New York City and works on the factory floor at Paul + Williams.

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Short videos of people making things is nothing new around these internets. How many factory videos have I posted on this site? Answer: a lot. Does it mean that all  ... read more
09.12.2012 04:10pm | posted in: Fashion
Norse Projects has a great multi-label shop in the company’s hometown of Copenhagen. I paid it a visit a few weeks back when I was in town for the CIFF trade-  ... read more
09.10.2012 03:40pm | posted in: Fashion
Not too long ago I wrote a bit about the new Barena collection and several people made reference to the props in the look book shoot. While it sort of surprises me  ... read more
09.05.2012 07:00pm | posted in: Fashion
These days we are rarely without a camera, yet how often do we hold an actual photograph? We flip through streams of jpegs, on Tumblr, Instagram and the rest, we “  ... read more
08.31.2012 11:30am | posted in: Fashion
Dim sum is one of those things that I always want to eat, but rarely do. Chinese restaurants in New York City with dim sum are madhouses on weekend mornings (when  ... read more
08.30.2012 09:50am | posted in: Fashion
There’s a powerful feeling one gets when walking through the beautiful architecture of New York’s Grand Central Station. If one was to think about that  ... read more
08.29.2012 01:10pm | posted in: Fashion
The knitwear from Saint James has remained much the same since 1848. The colors, patterns and materials all draw directly back to what the company was doing over a  ... read more
08.28.2012 08:50pm | posted in: Fashion
“Washington is not a place to live in. The rents are high, the food is bad, the dust is disgusting and the morals are deplorable. Go West, young man, go West  ... read more
08.26.2012 09:20pm | posted in: Fashion
One of the Missing is the late Tony Scott’s first film about a Confederate soldier on a scouting mission during the Civil War. The story was written by  ... read more
08.22.2012 01:10am | posted in: Fashion
Tim Adams makes bags for everyone. Don’t believe me? It says it right at the top of his website.  ... read more
08.18.2012 08:50pm | posted in: Fashion