East Harbour Surplus was founded in Florence in 2008 by Han Taemin, from Korea, and Fabrizio Vanni, from Florence, who had worked together for four years as a designer and production manager before starting the label. Inspired by military surplus clothing worn in everyday life, the brand reinterprets 1950s and '60s naval and army workwear each season through Italian tailoring, adding influences from Korean and Japanese streetwear. It debuted at Pitti Uomo in 2012 and is now distributed internationally.