CURATED & CRAFTED

FRANK CLEGG LEATHERWORKS AND HINCKLEY COLLABORATE AND CELEBRATE THE ART OF CUSTOMIZED DESIGN.

BY AMIEE WHITE BEAZLEY

Leatherwork, it seems, came naturally to Frank Clegg. As a business student at Babson College in the 1970s, Frank began making leather briefcases for his professors with tools gifted to him from his then girlfriend. After graduating, he continued his hobby, asked that girlfriend to be his wife, and eventually turned his love of leatherwork into a fullfledged business.

Fast-forward 50 years, and today Clegg is still handcrafting luxury leather goods, and his totes are customized and gifted to every new Hinckley owner. Yet his two sons, Ian and Andrew, are in charge of the ever-growing business bearing his name. “My dad is a creative guy in general,” says Ian from the brand’s headquarters on the fifth floor of a historic mill building in Fall River, Mass. “He is self-taught, but he could rebuild a car, or a motorcycle, or just about anything. He just has an understanding of how things work, how things function, and how things are built.”

For more than five decades the designs of Frank Clegg Leatherworks have been anchored in quality and simplicity. “The simplest designs are the hardest to build because everything has to be perfect. The product is the craftsmanship.”

Ian and Andrew grew up in the Clegg shop, and always had jobs to do, first assigned by their father. Once they took over the business in 2022, Andrew began to oversee all production and manufacturing while Ian handles online sales, marketing and partnerships, including the current Hinckley collaboration.

Upon purchase of a new Hinckley, owners receive a Clegg signature leather tote with a discrete addition of their their hull number and Hinckley logo.

“Our clients appreciate the quality and craftsmanship our name represents,” says Ian. “Our leather goods are a lot like a Hinckley — you can update it, but it is a modern interpretation of an iconic piece. Both of our clients appreciate highquality made items.”

Every Frank Clegg bag is handcrafted in Fall River by a team of about 30 craftspeople trained in the art of leatherwork by Frank Clegg himself. And it’s his highly trained and loyal staff Ian credits for the difference in the successful family brand.

“We have approximately 150 bags being crafted at all times, plus hundreds of accessories,” says Ian. “Many of our people have been with us for at least 10 years, which means we always have great consistency. It all boils down to who makes our products. The people in our organization care about what they do. At the end of the day, we can’t produce our beautiful products without great people.”

Customize It

Personalize Frank Glegg designs to fit your fancy.

FRANK CLEGG BELIEVES in celebrating both form and function. As such, its leather bags are an expression of personal style and often become statement heirloom accessories or beloved travel companions. For Hinckley owners, the leatherworks brand can line interiors of desired bags and other items with boat names and hull numbers, while the fabric can mirror the same fabric as cushions aboard a Hinckley. And with the recent debut of Clegg’s “One-of-a-Kind Collection,” the choices are expanding on how to personalize favorite leather goods — the ultimate boat accessory or an indelible gift for Hinckley owners and guests. For information on custom products visit frankcleggleatherworks.com/ hinckley