As some of you might know already, Michael Williams from A Continuous Lean has been working on ACL & Co., a new brand, for a while. We do not want to spoil the fun and will wait on reporting about it until launch. But in the meantime you can check out the ACL & Co. collaborative Chukkas with Cole Haan. The limited edition Chukka is hand-crafted of heavyweight, vegetable tanned English reverse Kudu on the upper, sock and sole. Even though the shoe is part of the Spring 2010 Collection, it has seen an early release online here.

More views of the Chukka boot follow after the jump.

French book company Assouline has impressed us with various projects in recent years, namely the Goyard collaborations and of course their impressive line-up of premium books, taking publishing to a new level, unseen from other publishers out there. It’s also the product surrounding the books that makes the brand stand out.

Another one of those unexpected, yet interesting collaborations has recently been released. Assouline designed a leather bag for Cole Haan. The genuine leather bag is perfect to carry your favorite books, magazines and your laptop. The bag comes with an embossed Didot alphabet. The lining comes in canvas and also features some more practical pockets.

The Assouline Leather Bag by Cole Haan is exclusively available in the Assouline flagshop store in the Plaza in New York and goes for 450 USD.

More detailed images follow after the jump.