Consent of Independent Auditors


We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in the

     (i) Post-Effective Amendment No. 2 to the Registration Statement (Form S-8,
     No. 2-73803), which relates to the Phillips-Van Heusen Corporation Employee
     Savings and Retirement Plan,

     (ii) Registration Statement (Form S-8, No. 33-50841) and Registration
     Statement (Form S-8, No. 33-59602), each of which relate to the
     Phillips-Van Heusen Corporation Associates Investment Plan for Residents of
     the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico,

     (iii) Registration Statement (Form S-8, No. 33-59101), which relates to the
     Voluntary Investment Plan of Phillips-Van Heusen Corporation (Crystal
     Brands Division),

     (iv) Registration Statement (Form S-8, No. 33-38698), Post-Effective
     Amendment No. 1 to Registration Statement (Form S-8, No. 33-24057) and
     Registration Statement (Form S-8, No. 33-60793), each of which relate to
     the Phillips-Van Heusen Corporation 1987 Stock Option Plan,

     (v) Registration Statement (Form S-8, No. 333-29765) which relates to the
     Phillips-Van Heusen Corporation 1997 Stock Option Plan, and

     (vi) Registration Statement (Form S-8, No. 333-41068) which relates to the
     Phillips-Van Heusen Corporation 2000 Stock Option Plan

of Phillips-Van Heusen Corporation and in the related Prospectuses of our report
dated April 14, 2003 relating to the combined financial statements of Calvin
Klein, Inc., which appears in the Current Report on Form 8-K/A of Phillips-Van
Heusen Corporation dated February 12, 2003.



PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

New York, New York
April 22, 2003