fashion founded 1983 founder david chu headquarters new york city u.s. products high end men s women s children s apparel & accessories home watches fragrance parent vf corporation divisions nautica sportswear nautica jeans company website www.nautica.com nautica is an american apparel brand of the vf corporation featuring primarily high end men s women s children s apparel & accessories home watches and fragrance . nautica was founded in 1983 by clothing designer david chu and a partner . it was purchased for cash and stock in 1984 by state o maine a new york based apparel company . state o maine changed its name to nautica in 1994 . vf corporation purchased nautica in 2003 . 1 nautica took its name from the latin word nauticus which comes from the greek word for naval and in italian language nautica means seamanship . since one of mankind s first accomplishments in exploring the world was to take to the seas a spinnaker logo was designed as a symbol of adventure and action . 2 see also edit list of swimwear brands references edit reference for business nautica enterprises inc. . 2001 . retrieved 2011 02 20 . nautica about . 2011 . retrieved 2011 02 20 . external links edit official website retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title nautica clothing company & oldid 727266548 categories clothing companies of the united stateswatch manufacturing companies of the united statesswimwear manufacturersunderwear brandscompanies based in new york citycompanies established in 1983 navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent linkpage informationwikidata itemcite this page print export create a bookdownload as pdfprintable version languages edit links this page was last modified on 27 june 2016 at 20 43 . text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike license ; additional terms may apply . by using this site you agree to the terms of use and privacy policy . wikipedia is a registered trademark of the wikimedia foundation inc. a non profit organization . privacy policy about wikipedia disclaimers contact wikipedia developers cookie statement mobile view