Van Heusen Australia

Van Heusen's Australian business runs on a licensing arrangement rather than direct ownership by the brand's US parent. Gazal Corporation acquired the rights to manufacture and manage Van Heusen in Australia in 1976, and in 2014 that relationship was formalized into PVH Brands Australia, a joint venture between Gazal and PVH Corp, the New York company that owns Van Heusen, Calvin Klein and Tommy Hilfiger. Van Heusen is marketed in Australia as the top-selling business shirt brand in department stores, built on the original brand's history around the patented soft-folding collar introduced in the US in 1919. This is a licensed manufacturing and retail operation rather than an independent Australian house.