PVH Corp., formerly known as the Phillips-Van Heusen Corporation, is an American clothing company which owns brands such as Tommy Hilfiger, Calvin Klein, Warner's, Olga and True & Co.. The company also licenses brands such as Kenneth Cole New York and Michael Kors.

Who founded Van Heusen?

Van Heusen Founder - John Manning Van Heusen, Phillips-Van Heusen. The story of Van Heusen is a classic American bootstrap saga. It begins in 1881 in the Appalachian coal country of Pennsylvania, where Moses Phillips and his son Isaac sold woolen shirts to local coal miners from a wooden handcart.

When was Van Heusen invented?

FROM HUMBLE BEGINNINGS. The Van Heusen story began in 1881 in Pottsville, Pennsylvania. Moses Phillips & son Isaac began selling shirts which were hand-sewn by Moses' wife Endel and their daughters, to the local coal miners.