Announcing the lineup for the second ever Pop Up Flea. Everything kicks off this Friday afternoon at 3pm and runs throughout the weekend. The complete dates and times are below. See you there.
Friday, November 20th, 3pm-9pm
Saturday November 21st, 11am-7pm and Sunday the 22nd 11am-6pm.
201 Mulberry Street, Between Spring and Kenmare
New York City
Get Handsome.
ACL & Co. bags…
Dearest ACL brethren,
The plan all along has been to launch the ACL Shop this fall, something I have been saying for months now. Well in the interest of quelling the impatient messages and comments (everyone is asking me everyday), I feel it important to set the record straight. THE ACL SHOP IS GOING LIVE ON NOVEMBER 23RD, 2009. This of course, barring force majeure. The shop will be offering a limited selection of goods under the ACL & Co. label, plus collaboration items from a few other designers (which will be announced on the 23rd). The selection will be minimal at first with new goods coming in every month for the next several months.
Those of you in New York City on November 20th – 22nd will have the option of getting first crack at the ACL Shop merchandise at the Pop Up Flea. I look forward to seeing you then!
Boom…we’re back. After a successful summer event, my partner-in-crime Randy “Freedom” Goldberg (of UrbanDaddy fame) and I knew what we had to do, bring this baby back for another round of Pop Up Flea goodness. Expect a killer line-up of new and vintage goods from all of your favorite brands, plus a few surprises thrown in for good measure. Mark your calender, November 20th – 22nd at 201 Mulberry Street in NoLita. Get Handsome. Pop Up Flea Official Site
Behold the list / map / guide to flea markets across the U.S., plus a few international editions. This list is by no means complete, so if you see something that is missing feel free to suggest in the comments. Happy flea market hunting.
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I’m headed out to Las Vegas this week for the apparel trade shows. ACL will be updating as usual, with show coverage coming through near the end of the week. I already know a few cool new brands that I want to check out, so you have that to look forward to. Anyone that is out in the desert for the week — hit me up. Or if you see me at Circle Bar send over a domestic and say hello. As always, the drunken “behind the scenes” action — and hopefully some video poker victories — will be taking place on the ACL Twitter.
Las Vegas c.1951
Las Vegas c.1951
Las Vegas c.1951
Kodachromes via The Owls Go on Flickr
When I moved to New York I came here with the intention of spending about six months in the city and then heading to law school. That was nearly a decade ago and I live without regret. I would have either been an excellent, or a terrible attorney, most likely the latter. Even though I never got my J.D., I sure do like to watch me some Law & Order and the funny thing is along the way I found one of my style icons. When the opportunity arose to write for Antenna I knew exactly who I should tributize (as Mr. 3000 would say), one Jack McCoy. The Fall 09 Antenna is on newsstands soon, treat yourself to a copy.
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Generally flea markets are a highly regional affair so I’m soliciting you, the ACL faithful, to send me your favorite flea market, rummage sale and or swap meet. With this information I plan on making a list (like The American List) of stand out flea markets. Feel free to email me at: flea [at] acontinuouslean [dot] com with your submission or just let her fly in the comments. Thank you for your ongoing support. Your help will make ACL a better place.
Paris, France
There has been talk of updated ACL for quite some time and today that finally came true. While the previous theme was an old friend and a workhorse, it was time to take a step forward. The creative and web design for ACL 2.0 was all handled by Mr. Bobby Solomon of Kitsune Noir fame. So if you say that ACL looks a little like +KN then we are flattered, cause Bobby’s site is top notch. I should also say that Bobby is a dream to work with, so if you need a talented designer, look no further. I’m grateful to him for putting up with my stupid questions and always being game to explore my ideas.
Another exciting development is ACL’s first partner in J.Crew. The barometer for ACL has always been, “would I wear it?” and J.Crew fits that mold perfectly. I have long said that I think it is one of the few companies that is treating guys right (not making them walk down stairs to a small men’s department) with their new men’s shops. Not to mention a few posts on J.Crew (men’s shop #1 & men’s shop #2) are some of the most viewed entries on the site, so it is clearly a company you all are interested in. Hope you like the new site and understand why things have been changed. I tried to keep most of the stuff in the same places, so you still know your way to the fridge in the middle of the night. But keep your hands off of those High Lifes, they’re mine.
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If you follow me on twitter you would know by now that I have been contributing to GQ.com on the regular. What is going up on The Q Blog on GQ.com has been all of the American goodness that you have come to expect from ACL. So if you like what is happening here and aren’t checking GQ, it would be safe to say that you are missing out. On the other hand, if you hate what I am doing at ACL this is just another place for you to go and grind your teeth in disgust. But you know, I’ll take it anyway I can get it. Some ACL x GQ gems below. Bookmark that shit.
The Wolverine 1000 Mile collection officially launches tonight at the Scoop store in the Meatpacking district. Everyone is welcome to stop by for a drink and check out the new 1000 Mile Boots (the tasty numbers pictured below). I’ll be there all evening (because I’m working with Wolverine), so be sure to introduce yourself. It is always good to meet everyone, even the ones that talk smack all the time! ha
Scoop NYC Men’s Store
430 West 14th Street (at Washington)
6-9PM (Food & drink will be served.)
The first ever A Continuous Goldberg Pop Up Flea (known in some circles for better or worse as the Man Flea) was by all measures (including High life consumption) a rousing success. Thanks to all of the vendors who participated and everyone that stopped by. On top of all the tasty merch, we had a lot of my favorite bloggers in the house, guys like (and I’m probably missing a few) Sean from The Impossible Cool, Tom from The Scout Mag, Sasha from The Pint Imperial, Russell from Kempt, Andrew from Covenger + Kester, Jeff from Cold Splinters, Morty from Mister Mort, The Trad, Brandon from Drinkin’ and Dronin’, plus the good folks from Racked and Men.Style.com.
If you don’t know, now you know. If you are in or around New York City this weekend, stop by The Pop Up Flea for all sorts of cool menswear goodness from Billykirk, Mark McNairy, Hattan, Alexander West, One Trip Pass, Alexander Olch, Aether, Aprix, 3Sixteen, Gitman Brothers Vintage, C’H'C’M and a few surprises. Food will be on offer from the fine folks at Cafe Select.
Kick off is Friday June 26th (tomorrow!) from 4-8pm. Stop by for some Irish Whiskey and a certain Milwaukee brew.
