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A native of Jamaica, Duncan grew up amongst the Blue Mountains, born into a family artisans, tailors and crasmen. His fascination with tailoring led him to New York, where he received his degree in fashion from Parsons School of Design. Already an expert in garment construction, Duncan went on to assist in the launch of an apparel line for Victorinox, and later became the owner/designer of MA.STRUM—a military-inspired menswear brand. e opportunity to travel to Italy, be a part of the MA.STRUM team and work alongside legendary Italian designer, Massimo Osti, shaped much of Duncan's fashion philosophy. Osti granted Duncan access to his exclusive fabric archive, where Duncan witnessed new materials being invented, experimented with and developed everyday right before his very eyes. Today, Duncan is the only designer to have ever been granted Osti's archive license, putting EFM at the forefront of the apparel industry by combining revolutionary fabric technology with luxury concepts. While EFM's garments are made for the future, they're also an ode to the past — incorporating elements of architecture, industrial design and classical music. Duncan explained, "I draw inspiration from many areas. To me it is about observing as much as possible and then creating the collection to sit parallel with our current way of life. e point is to have a feel for our moment, and the inspiration for that can come just as easily from a hip-hop song as it can from re-working a WWII field jacket." Within their collections you'll find innovative takes on blazers, shirts, shorts and trousers made from performance-enhancing materials, meaning they serve an explicit purpose and are literally engineered for motion. V U E N J . C O M 48

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