A Continuous Lean.

Mister Alexander Olch is featured in the Fanfare section of the April issue of Vanity Fair.

Full disclosure, Olch is a client.

New York is the capital of the service universe. If you have a crazy idea for a company, New York City is the one place that has enough people with the disposable income to make it a success. With everything in the world being “luxury” these days, companies have to work hard to find new [...]

I hate fashion trend stories. I hate runway photos for the most part too. I just don’t get much out of them generally. Over the past few years I have had a fixation with “The Ivy League Look” of boxy Sack suits and skinny ties. One of the first posts on A.C.L. was about the [...]

On Sunday, I helped organize the press for a new and very talented designer called Antonio Azzuolo. His line a. a., is made up of beautifully made men’s Bespoke tailored clothing and accoutrements. The designer took inspiration from “the elegant bespoke look popularized by the Rolling Stones in the mid-1960’s.” The guys at [...]

The only thing better than hiring a celebrity to wear your clothes or appear in an advertising campaign, is to have a celebrity wear your clothes, appear in an ad campaign and collaborate with the brand. When that marketing perfect storm emerges, you get Pharrell Williams’ new jewelry collection Blason. The luxury brand cum streetwear [...]