EX-23.1 2 exh231elevenkhoursaljune2006.htm CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS (ASSOCIATES INVESTMENT PLAN FOR HOURLY ASSOCIATES) Exhibit 23

Exhibit 23.1




Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm


We consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration Statement (Form S-8 No. 333-125694) pertaining to the Phillips-Van Heusen Corporation Associates Investment Plan for Hourly Associates of our report dated June 19, 2006, with respect to the financial statements of the Phillips-Van Heusen Corporation Associates Investment Plan for Hourly Associates included in this Annual Report (Form 11-K) for the year ended December 31, 2005.




/S/ SPIELMAN KOENIGSBERG & PARKER, LLP



June 23, 2006