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Hello my name is…

Michael Williams

I represent…

Oxford cloth wearing, tweed loving, cordovan stepping, sartorial gentlemen that appreciate certain old things and some new things too.

The reason that you are reading about me is…

Because of the internaughts. I have a blogue called A Continuous Lean. (www.acontinuouslean.com)

Right now I’m working on…

A few different things, but nothing earth shattering.

I am inspired by…

Specifically, Glen O’Brien, who runs Interview Magazine. His style is the perfect combination of old and new. He mixes genres and brands. Great stuff.

I can not live without…

Something trivial, The History Channel. No wait, Mexican soda — Jarittos. Yeah, Mexican soda for sure.

I love…

Things with no obsolescence. Take for instance a Mackintosh coat, never goes out of style. That is what great about men’s fashion. If you wear classic pieces, you never go out of style and your old photos look really cool.

Dressing for cold weather. I love when it is about 20 degrees outside and I am fully layered up. I wear a Barbour coat (Bedale) from start of fall to spring. That is something I love. Fuck the summer and fuck shorts. New York in the fall is basically the best thing in the world.

Photo by The Sartorialist

My favorite brands are…

J. Press, Alden, Brooks Brothers, Barbour, Hunter Boots, Southwick, A.P.C., Turnbull & Asser, Engineered Garments, LL Bean, Rogues Gallery, Jean Shop, Sperry Top-Sider, Norton & Sons, Alexander Olch, band of Outsiders.

You need to listen to…

The Black Keys. I have been fully obsessed with them for a while. Saw them at McCarren this summer and they killed it. Akron, Ohio represent!

I would love to give a shout out to…

Jeff Carvalho from Selectism (www.selectism.com) and Cory from Valet (www.valetmag.com)