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                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549

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                                  SCHEDULE 13G
                                 (Rule 13d-102)
    INFORMATION TO BE INCLUDED IN STATEMENTS FILED PURSUANT TO RULES 13D-1(B)
                          AND AMENDMENTS THERETO FILED
                              PURSUANT TO 13D-2(b)

                          (Amendment No. __________ )(1)

                         Phillips-Van Heusen Corporation
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                                (Name of Issuer)

                     Common Stock, Par Value $1.00 per share
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                         (Title of Class of Securities)

                                   718592 10 8
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                                 (CUSIP Number)

                                  June 11, 1998

                              Edward H. Cohen, Esq.
                              Rosenman & Colin LLP
                               575 Madison Avenue
                            New York, New York 10022
                               Tel: (212) 940-8800

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      (1) The remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a reporting
person's initial filing on this form with respect to the subject class of
securities, and for any subsequent amendment containing information which would
alter the disclosures provided in a prior cover page.

      The information required on the remainder of this cover page shall not be
deemed to be "filed" for the purpose of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934 or otherwise subject to the liabilites of that section of the Act
but shall be subject to all other provisions of the Act (however, see the
Notes).
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CUSIP NO. 718592 10 8                  13G                     Page 2 of 9 Pages
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1     NAME OF REPORTING PERSONS
      I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES
      ONLY)

      Vaneton International Inc.
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2     CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*
                                                                         (a) |_|
                                                                         (b) |_|

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3     SEC USE ONLY

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4     CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION

      British Virgin Islands

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  NUMBER OF   5     SOLE VOTING POWER

   SHARES
              ------------------------------------------------------------------
BENEFICIALLY  6     SHARED VOTING POWER

  OWNED BY          3,160,001
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    EACH      7     SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER

  REPORTING
              ------------------------------------------------------------------
   PERSON     8     SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER

    WITH            3, 160,001
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9     AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON

      3,160,001

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10    CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES*

                                                                             |_|

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11    PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9
      11.6%

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12    TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*

      CO

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                      *SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT!
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CUSIP NO. 718592 10 8                  13G                     Page 3 of 9 Pages
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1     NAME OF REPORTING PERSONS
      I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES
      ONLY)
                  
      Dr. Richard Lee
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2     CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*
                                                                         (a) |_|
                                                                         (b) |_|

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3     SEC USE ONLY

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4     CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION

      United Kingdom

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  NUMBER OF   5     SOLE VOTING POWER

   SHARES
              ------------------------------------------------------------------
BENEFICIALLY  6     SHARED VOTING POWER

  OWNED BY          3,160,001
              ------------------------------------------------------------------
    EACH      7     SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER

  REPORTING
              ------------------------------------------------------------------
   PERSON     8     SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER

    WITH            3, 160,001

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9     AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON

      3,160,001

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10    CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES*

                                                                             |_|

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11    PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9
      11.6%

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12    TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*

      IN

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                      *SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT!
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              SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS FOR COMPLYING WITH SCHEDULE 13G

      Under Section 13(d), 13(g) and 23 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
and the rules and regulations thereunder, the Commission is authorized to
solicit the information required to be supplied by this schedule by certain
securities holders of certain issuers.

      Disclosure of the information specified in this schedule is mandatory,
except for I.R.S. identification numbers, disclosure of which is voluntary. The
information will be used for the primary purpose of determining and disclosing
the holdings of certain beneficial owners of certain equity securities. This
statement will be made a matter of public record. Therefore, any information
given will be available for inspection by any member of the public.

      Because the public nature of the information, the Commission can use it
for a variety of purposes, including referral to other governmental authorities
or securities self-regulatory organizations for investigatory purposes or in
connection with litigation involving the Federal securities laws or other civil,
criminal or regulatory statutes or provisions. I.R.S. identification numbers, if
furnished, will assist the Commission in identifying security holders and,
therefore, in promptly processing statements of beneficial ownership of
securities.

      Failure to disclose the information requested by this schedule, except for
I.R.S. identification numbers, may result in civil or criminal action against
the person involved for violation of the Federal securities laws and rules
promulgated thereunder.

      General Instructions. A. Statements containing the information required by
this schedule shall be filed not later than February 14, following the calendar
year covered by the statement or within the time specified in Rule 13d-1(b)(2),
if applicable.

      B. Information contained in a form which is required to be filed by rules
under Section 13(f) for the same calendar year as that covered by a statement on
this schedule may be incorporated by reference in response to any of the items
of this schedule. If such information is incorporated by reference in this
schedule, copies of the relevant pages of such form shall be filed as an exhibit
to this schedule.

      C. The item numbers and captions of the items shall be included but the
text of the items is to be omitted. The answers to the items shall be so
prepared as to indicate clearly the coverage of the items without referring to
the text of the items. Answer every item. If an item is inapplicable or the
answer is in the negative, so state.

       Item 1(a).  Name of Issuer:

       Phillips-Van Heusen Corporation
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       Item 1(b).  Address of Issuer's Principal Executive Offices:

       1290 Avenue of the Americas, New York, New York  10704
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       Item 2(a).  Name of Person Filing:

       Vaneton International Inc.
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       Item 2(b).  Address of Principal Business Office, or, if None, Residence:

       P.O. Box 3340, Road Town, Tortola, British Virgin Islands
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       Item 2(c).  Citizenship:

       British Virgin Islands
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       Item 2(d).  Title of Class of Securities:

       Common Stock par value $1.00 per share
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       Item 2(e).  CUSIP NUMBER:

       718592 108
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       Item 3. If this statement is filed pursuant to Rule 13d-1(b), or
       13d-2(b), check whether the person filing is a:

   (a) |_| Broker or dealer registered under Section 15 of the Act.

   (b) |_| Bank as defined in Section 3(a)(6) of the Act.

   (c) |_| Insurance Company as defined in Section 3(a)(19) of the Act.

   (d) |_| Investment Company registered under Section 8 of the Investment
           Company Act.

   (e) |_| Investment Adviser registered under Section 203 of the Investment
           Advisers Act of 1940.

   (f) |_| Employee Benefit Plan, Pension Fund which is subject to the
           provisions of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 or
           Endowment Fund; see 13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(F).

   (g) |_| Parent Holding Company, in accordance with Rule 13d-1(b)(ii)(G); see
           Item 7.

   (h) |_| Group, in accordance with Rule 13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(H).

Item 4. Ownership.

   If the percent of the class owned, as of December 31 of the year covered by
the statement, or as of the last day of any month described in Rule 13d-1(b)(2),
if applicable, exceeds five percent, provide the following information as of
that date and identify those shares which there is a right to acquire.

   (a)  Amount beneficially owned:

        3,160,001
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   (b)  Percent of class:

        11.6%
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   (c)  Number of shares as to which such person has:

        (i)   Sole power to vote or to direct the vote
                                                       ------------------------

        (ii)  Shared power to vote or to direct the vote 3,160,001
                                                         ----------------------
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        (iii) Sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition of
                                                                    -----------

        (iv)  Shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition of 3,160,001
                                                                      ---------

Item 1(a).  Name of Issuer:

      Phillips-Van Heusen Corporation

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Item 1(b).  Address of Issuer's Principal Executive Offices:

      1290 Avenue of the Americas, New York, New York  10704

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Item 2(a).  Name of Person Filing:

      Dr. Richard Lee

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Item 2(b).  Address of Principal Business Office, or, if None, Residence:

6/F TAL Building 49 Austin Road
      Kowloon Hong Kong

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Item 2(c).  Citizenship:

      United Kingdom

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Item 2(d).  Title of Class of Securities:

      Common Stock par value $1.00 per share

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Item 2(e).  CUSIP NUMBER:

      718592 10 8

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Item 3. If this statement is filed pursuant to Rule 13d-1(b), or 13d-2(b), check
whether the person filing is a:

(a) |_| Broker or dealer registered under Section 15 of the Act.

(b) |_| Bank as defined in Section 3(a)(6) of the Act.

(c) |_| Insurance Company as defined in Section 3(a)(19) of the Act.

(d) |_| Investment Company registered under Section 8 of the Investment
        Company Act.

(e) |_| Investment Adviser registered under Section 203 of the Investment
        Advisers Act of 1940.

(f) |_| Employee Benefit Plan, Pension Fund which is subject to the
        provisions of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 or
        Endowment Fund; see 13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(F).

(g) |_| Parent Holding Company, in accordance with Rule 13d-1(b)(ii)(G); see
        Item 7.

(h) |_| Group, in accordance with Rule 13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(H).
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Item 4. Ownership.

   If the percent of the class owned, as of December 31 of the year covered by
the statement, or as of the last day of any month described in Rule 13d-1(b)(2),
if applicable, exceeds five percent, provide the following information as of
that date and identify those shares which there is a right to acquire.

   (a)  Amount beneficially owned:

        3,160,001
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   (b)  Percent of class:

        11.6%
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   (c)  Number of shares as to which such person has:

        (i)   Sole power to vote or to direct the vote
                                                       ------------------------

        (ii)  Shared power to vote or to direct the vote 3,160,001
                                                         ----------------------

        (iii) Sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition of
                                                                    -----------

        (iv)  Shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition of 3,160,001
                                                                      ---------

      Instruction. For computations regarding securities which represent a right
   to acquire an underlying security, see Rule 13d-3(d)(1).

Item 5. Ownership of Five Percent or Less of a Class.

   If this statement is being filed to report the fact that as of the date
hereof the reporting person has ceased to be the beneficial owner of more than
five percent of the class of securities, check the following [ ].

      Instruction. Dissolution of a group requires a response to this item.

Item 6. Ownership of More than Five Percent on Behalf of Another Person.

   If any other person is known to have the right to receive or the power to
direct the receipt of dividends from, or the proceeds from the sale of, such
securities, a statement to that effect should be included in response to this
item and, if such interest relates to more than five percent of the class, such
person should be identified. A listing of the shareholders of an investment
company registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940 or the beneficiaries
of an employee benefit plan, pension fund or endowment fund is not required.

Item 7. Identification and Classification of the Subsidiary Which Acquired
        the Security Reported on by the Parent Holding Company.

   If a parent holding company has file this schedule, pursuant to Rule
13d-1(b)(ii)(G), so indicate under Item 3(g) and attach an exhibit stating the
identity and the Item 3 classification of the relevant subsidiary. If a parent
holding company has filed this schedule pursuant to Rule 13d-1(c), attach an
exhibit stating the identification of the relevant subsidiary.

Item 8. Identification and Classification of members of the Group.

   If a group has filed this schedule pursuant to Rule 13d-1(b)(ii)(H), so
indicate under Item 3(h) and attach an exhibit stating the identity and Item 3
classification of each member of the group. If a group has filed this schedule
pursuant to Rule 13d-1(c), attach an exhibit stating the identity of each member
of the group.
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Item 9. Notice of Dissolution of Group.

   Notice of dissolution of a group may be furnished as an exhibit stating the
date of the dissolution and that all further filings with respect to
transactions in the security reported on will be filed, if required, by members
of the group, in their individual capacity. See Item 5.

Item 10. Certification.

   The following certification shall be included if the statement is filed
pursuant to Rule 13d-1(b)):

      "By signing below, I certify that, to the best of my knowledge and belief,
   the securities referred to above were acquired in the ordinary course of
   business and were not acquired for the purpose of and do not have the effect
   of changing or influencing the control of the issuer of such securities and
   were not acquired in connection with or as a participant in any transaction
   having such purpose or effect."
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                                    SIGNATURE

   After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, I
certify that the information set forth in this statement is true and correct.


                                                  June 11, 1998
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                                                     (Date)


                                          Vaneton International Limited


                                             By: /s/ Edward H. Cohen
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                                             (Authorized Signatory)


                                                 Dr. Richard Lee


                                             By: /s/ Edward H. Cohen
                                  ----------------------------------------------
                                             (Authorized Signatory)

   The original statement shall be signed by each person on whose behalf the
statement is filed or his authorized representative. If the statement is signed
on behalf of a person by his authorized representative (other than an executive
officer or general partner of the filing person), evidence of the
representative's authority to sign on behalf of such person shall be filed with
the statement, provided, however, that a power of attorney for this purpose
which is already on file with the Commission may be incorporated by reference.
The name and any title of each person who signs the statement shall be typed or
printed beneath his signature.

      Note. Six copies of this statement, including all exhibits, should be
filed with the Commission.

      Attention. Intentional misstatements or omissions of fact constitute
federal criminal violations (see 18 U.S.C. 1001).



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