EX-23.1 2 elevenkexhibit231premployees.htm Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

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 Residents of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico of our report dated June 23, 2008, with respect to the financial statements of the Phillips-Van Heusen Corporation Associates Investment Plan for Residents of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico included in this Annual Report (Form 11-K) for the year ended December 31, 2007.




/S/ SPIELMAN KOENIGSBERG & PARKER, LLP



June 24, 2008