Famous until now as the location for Bill Forsyth’s Gregory’s Girl, Cumbernauld is now the site for a luxury global brand. These beautiful coats, which are sold in Tokyo, Seoul and New York, are handmade in Cumbernauld. Two former Mackintosh employees, Daniel Dunko and Gary Bott, set up the company Hancock, naming it after Englishman Thomas Hancock. Although his name is little-known he worked with Charles Mackintosh to patent the idea of vulcanised waterproofing. Dunko and Bott are stepping away from the Mackintosh brand and are helping Thomas Hancock to emerge from Charles Mackintosh’s shadow.
The rubber itself, still to this day made in Manchester by the great grandson of the founder, makes the elegant designs weatherproof.
Although the brand had a soft launch for autumn 12, spring 13 is its first full season of 10 coats, with designer Timothy Everest on board to create three styles – a blazer, pea coat and city coat. Hancock has also worked with art school students from colleges including Edinburgh College of Art.
This designer brand, with prices of around £600 for a coat, may help the much-maligned Cumbernauld emerge from the shadows.
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Hi Zollie – Just want to check whether you want to be on our email list for Avocado Sweet – the magazine or Hancock’s email list? Thanks Michelle