NAUTICA INKS ACCESSORIES LICENSE WITH MUNDI WESTPORT GROUP
Photo By Andrew Werner
Nautica Apparel, Inc., a subsidiary of VF Sportswear Inc., a division of VF Corporation, has signed a licensing agreement with Mundi Westport Group for the licensed manufacture and distribution of Nautica Women’s handbags, small leather goods, tech and travel accessories, as well as Nautica Men’s backpacks and casual bags.
Westport will distribute product beginning summer 2017, throughout the United States and Canada.
Inspired by the heritage of the Nautica brand, the first collection will incorporate a bright color palette, along with color blocking, graphic florals and seascape patterns on both handbags and wallets. Key silhouettes this season include backpacks and totes. The new collection will be carried in major department stores and specialty retailers.
“We are pleased to announce our collaboration with Westport for the Nautica men’s and women’s accessories license,” said Brendan Sullivan, president of VF Sportswear. “MWG has a great reputation in the industry for producing quality items that are both fashionable and wearable, and we look forward to expanding our product offerings through this partnership.”
“Adding a powerful, universally recognized brand such as Nautica to our portfolio fits perfectly with our strategy of being a premier resource for women’s and men’s accessories,” added J. Kevin Ross, president of MWG. “With its own, very specific DNA – Nautica presents us with a unique aesthetic allowing us the platform to capture that casual look that we see so prevalent with what today’s consumer desires.”
