FORM 3

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *   GEHRING FRED 2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year) 05/06/2010 3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol PHILLIPS VAN HEUSEN CORP /DE/ [PVH] (Last) (First) (Middle) C/O TOMMY HILFIGER U.S.A., INC., 601 WEST 26TH STREET 4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) __X__ Director _____ 10% Owner __X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) CEO of Tommy Hilfiger 5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year) (Street) NEW YORK, NY 10001 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line) _X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person ___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person (City) (State) (Zip) Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 4) 2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned (Instr. 4) 3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5) 4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5) Common Stock 1,402,371 I By Cinquecento B.V. (1) (2) Common Stock 60,562 I By Tommy Hilfiger Holding S.a.r.l. (2) (3)

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Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4)	2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 4)		4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	5. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
GEHRING FRED C/O TOMMY HILFIGER U.S.A., INC. 601 WEST 26TH STREET NEW YORK, NY 10001	  X	Â	  CEO of Tommy Hilfiger	Â

Signatures

Fred Gehring		05/14/2010
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5(b)(v).
**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1)	Of such 1,402,371 shares of Common Stock of the Issuer (the "Common Stock") reported on this Form 3, Mr. Gehring indirectly beneficially owns 1,231,521 shares of Common Stock by virtue of interests Mr. Gehring holds in Cinquecento B.V. The remaining amount of 170,850 shares of Common Stock consist of shares of Common Stock over which Mr. Gehring has voting rights but which are indirectly beneficially owned by Mr. Gehring's children by virtue of their ownership of interests in Cinquecento B.V. Mr. Gehring disclaims beneficial ownership of such shares beneficially owned by his children except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein. The aggregate number of shares of Common Stock beneficially owned by Cinquecento B.V. is 1,941,738 shares.
(2)	The shares of Common Stock reported on this Form 3 are held in escrow pursuant to escrow arrangements whereby a portion of such shares may be forfeited to satisfy indemnity or purchase price adjustment payments made to Issuer, or because certain time vesting conditions are not met.
(3)	Represents shares of Common Stock beneficially owned by Tommy Hilfiger Holding S.a.r.l. that Stichting Pakera (a holder of interests in Tommy Hilfiger Holding S.a.r.l. and a foundation, the beneficiaries of which are certain friends and family of Mr. Gehring) would be entitled to receive when and if shares of Common Stock beneficially owned by Tommy Hilfiger Holding S.a.r.l. are distributed to holders of interests therein, and over which Mr. Gehring has voting rights. Mr. Gehring disclaims beneficial ownership of such shares except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein.

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