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                                                                    EXHIBIT 23.1


                        CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS


We consent to the reference to our firm under the caption "Experts" in this
Registration Statement (Form S-4) and related Prospectus of Phillips-Van Heusen
Corporation and to the incorporation by reference therein of our report dated
March 3, 2003, with respect to the consolidated financial statements and
schedule of Phillips-Van Heusen Corporation included in its Annual Report (Form
10-K) for the year ended February 2, 2003, filed with the Securities and
Exchange Commission.



New York, New York
August 27, 2003                         /s/ ERNST & YOUNG LLP


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