Nautica, the US based clothing and furnishing house was founded in 1983 by designer David Chu. Initially launched as a menswear fashion house, Nautica started to include women’s wear and children’s wear in its collection. The brand offers apparels, accessories, lifestyle products, and furniture under its brand name. The brand positions itself and is synonymous to the rollicking and adventurous American lifestyle. The company was sold to New York based apparel company State-O-Main in 1984 who adopted the name Nautica as their corporate identity; hence Nautica continued to live on. After another acquisition in 2003, Nautica is now owned by VF Corporation. The company introduced its first fragrance in 1992. Most of the Nautica fragrances are contained in blue-colored flacons and are based on aquatic themes.