SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION


UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

_____________________________

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934




Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported)

March 17, 2005



PHILLIPS-VAN HEUSEN CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware

(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)


001-07572

13-1166910

(Commission File Number)

(IRS Employer Identification Number)


200 Madison Avenue, New York, New York 10016
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)


Registrant’s telephone number (212)-381-3500

Not Applicable

(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)









ITEM 2.02 RESULTS OF OPERATIONS AND FINANCIAL CONDITION

On March 17, 2005, Phillips-Van Heusen Corporation, (the "Company"), issued a press release to report the Company's 2004 fourth quarter and full year earnings, which is set forth in the attached Exhibit 99.1.

The information in this Form 8-K and the Exhibit attached hereto shall not be deemed "filed" for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, regardless of any general incorporation language in such filing.

Exhibit

Description

99.1

Press Release, dated March 17, 2005.

 

 




 

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

PHILLIPS-VAN HEUSEN CORPORATION

 

By: /s/ Mark D. Fischer

Mark D. Fischer, Vice President

General Counsel and Secretary

 

Date: March 17, 2005