Founder Profile
Moses Phillips
Last reviewed: October 2026 · By Swet Parvadiya
Who is Moses Phillips?
Moses Phillips is a founder of PVH Corp., which was founded in 1881 with John Van Heusen.
- Company founded
- PVH Corp.
- Founded
- 1881
- Co-founders
- John Van Heusen
Background
American merchant and immigrant.
Founding Story
Moses Phillips founded the Phillips-Jones company (which would become PVH) in 1881. A Polish immigrant, he began by selling hand-sewn flannel shirts from a wooden pushcart to local coal miners in Pottsville, Pennsylvania. His simple business eventually grew into a massive shirt-making operation that laid the absolute foundation for the modern apparel conglomerate. Moses Phillips was born in 1845.
Sources
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- PVH FY2025 Form 10-K (PVH Corp.)
- PVH FY2025 results release (PVH Corp.)