Ownership Submission
FORM 4
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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN 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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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
GEHRING FRED
  2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
PHILLIPS VAN HEUSEN CORP /DE/ [PVH]
5. 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
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
C/O TOMMY HILFIGER U.S.A., INC., 601 WEST 26TH STREET
3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
04/07/2011
(Street)

NEW YORK, NY 10001
4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
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 Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 3)
2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)
4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4 and 5)
5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 3 and 4)
6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)
7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price
Common Stock, $1 par value 04/07/2011   A   10,560 (1) A $ 0 (1) 21,428 (2) D  
Common Stock, $1 par value               1,402,371 (3) (4) I By Elmira 5 B.V. (formerly known as Cinquecento B.V.)
Common Stock, $1 par value               60,562 (4) (5) I By Tommy Hilfiger Holding S.a.r.l.

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 3)
2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 4. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)
5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4, and 5)
6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(Month/Day/Year)
7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities
(Instr. 3 and 4)
8. Price of Derivative Security
(Instr. 5)
9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 4)
10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)
11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
Code V (A) (D) Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
Option (Right to Buy) (6) $ 64.97 04/07/2011   A   39,600     (7) 04/07/2021 Common Stock, $1 par value 39,600 $ 0 39,600 D  

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     CEO of Tommy Hilfiger  

Signatures

 Fred Gehring   04/11/2011
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(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) Represents shares subject to an award of restricted stock units. Each unit represents a contingent right to receive one share of Issuer's Common Stock. The units vest 25% (2,640 shares) on the second anniversary of grant, 25% (2,640 shares) on the third anniversary of grant and 50% (5,280 shares) on the fourth anniversary of grant. Vested shares will are delivered as soon as practicable after they vest.
(2) Represents shares of Common Stock subject to awards of restricted stock units.
(3) Mr. Gehring indirectly beneficially owns these shares of Common Stock by virtue of interests Mr. Gehring holds in Elmira 5 B.V. Previously, 170,850 of these shares wrere reported as shares over which Mr. Gehring had voting rights but were otherwise indirectly beneficially owned by Mr. Gehring's children by virtue of their ownership of interests in Elmira 5 B.V. Mr. Gehring acquired his children's interests in Elmira 5 B.V. The aggregate number of shares of Common Stock beneficially owned by Elmira 5 B.V. is 1,941,738 shares.
(4) The shares of Common Stock reported on this row 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.
(5) 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.
(6) All options exercisable for shares of Issuer's Common Stock, $1 par value.
(7) Options to acquire 9,900 shares become exercisable on each of 4/7/2012, 4/7/2013, 4/7/2014 and 4/07/2015.

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