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FORM 10-K
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

[ X ] ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF
THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 [FEE REQUIRED]

For the fiscal year ended JUNE 2, 2000
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OR

[ ] TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 [NO FEE REQUIRED]

For the transition period from to
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Commission file number 1-4365

OXFORD INDUSTRIES, INC.
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(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)

Georgia 58-0831862
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(State or other jurisdiction of (I.R.S. Employer
incorporation or organization) Identification No.)

222 Piedmont Avenue, N.E., Atlanta, Georgia 30308
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(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)

Registrant's telephone number, including area code (404) 659-2424
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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of each class Name of exchange on which registered
Common Stock, $1 par value New York Stock Exchange
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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act:
NONE
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(Title of Class)

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all
reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such
shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports),
and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90
days. Yes X No
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Indicate by check mark if disclosure of delinquent filers
pursuant to Item 405 of Regulation S-K (Section 229.405 of this
chapter) is not contained herein, and will not be contained, to the
best of registrant's knowledge, in definitive proxy or information
statements incorporated by reference in Part III of this Form 10-K or
any amendment to this Form 10-K. [ ]



State the aggregate market value of the voting stock held by
nonaffiliates of the Registrant: As of August 16, 2000, the aggregate
market value of the voting stock held by nonaffiliates of the
Registrant (based upon the closing price for the common stock on the
New York Stock Exchange on that date) was approximately $90,496,548.

Indicate the number of shares outstanding of each of the
Registrant's classes of common stock, as of the last practicable date.

Number of shares outstanding
Title of each class as of August 16, 2000

Common Stock, $1 par value 7,623,715
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Documents Incorporated by Reference
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(1) Sections of 2000 Annual Report to Stockholders (Incorporated in
Parts II and IV of this Report).
(2) Sections of Proxy Statement, which will be filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission not later than 120 days after
June 2, 2000. (Incorporated in Part III of this Report).


















































PART I
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Item 1. Business.
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BUSINESS AND PRODUCTS

Introduction and Background
Oxford Industries, Inc. (the "Company") was incorporated
under the laws of the State of Georgia as Oxford
Manufacturing Company, Inc. on April 27, 1960. In 1967, its
name was changed to Oxford Industries, Inc. Its principal
office is in Atlanta, Georgia.

The Company's primary business is the design,
manufacture, marketing and sale of consumer apparel products
in the popular to better price ranges. Substantially all of
the Company's distribution facilities, offices and customers
are located in the United States. Company-owned manufacturing
facilities are located in the southeastern United States,
Mexico, the Caribbean, Central America and Asia.

The Company is organized into four operating groups that
reflect four major product lines. The operating groups are
the Oxford Shirt Group, Lanier Clothes, Oxford Slacks and the
Oxford Womenswear Group. The Oxford Shirt Group operations
encompass dress shirts, sport shirts, golf wear and a broad
range of men's and boys' sportswear. Lanier Clothes produces
suits, sportcoats, suit separates and dress slacks. Oxford
Slacks is a producer of private label dress and casual slacks
and shorts. The Oxford Womenswear Group is a producer of
budget and moderate priced private label women's apparel.


DISTRIBUTION

The Company's customers include national and regional chain
stores, mail order and catalog firms, discount stores, department
stores and chain and independent specialty stores.

Customer Distribution Analysis

June 2, May 28, May 29,
2000 1999 1998
Total Sales % Total Sales % Total Sales %
Customers Customers Customers
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Top 50 50 92.43% 50 92.86% 50 91.67%
All Other 6,676 7.57% 4,952 7.14% 4,187 8.33%
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Total 6,726 100% 5,002 100% 4,237 100%



Several product lines are designed and manufactured in
anticipation of orders for sale to department and specialty
stores and certain specialty chain and mail order customers. The
Company must make commitments for fabric and production in
connection with these lines. In the case of imports, these
commitments can be up to several months prior to the receipt of
firm orders from customers. These lines include both popular and
better price merchandise sold under brand and designer names or
customers' private labels.

The Company works closely with many customers to develop
large volume product programs prior to commencement of
production, enabling the Company to take advantage of relative
efficiencies in planning, raw materials purchasing and
utilization of production facilities. Products sold under these
programs are in the popular price range and usually carry the
customers' trademarks, although the Company offers some branded
and designer programs for this customer market.


The Company employs a sales force consisting of salaried and
commissioned sales employees and independent commissioned sales
representatives. Apparel sales offices and showrooms are
maintained by the Company in Atlanta, New York, Hong Kong and
Dallas. Other showrooms are maintained by independent
commissioned sales representatives. A majority of the Company's
business is conducted by direct contacts between the Company's
salaried executives and buyers and other executives of the
Company's customers.


MANUFACTURING, RAW MATERIALS AND SOURCES OF SUPPLY

Manufacturing and Raw Materials
Apparel products are manufactured from cotton, linen, wool,
silk, other natural fibers, synthetics and blends of these
materials. Materials used by the Company in its manufacturing
operations are purchased from numerous domestic and foreign
textile mills and converters in the form of woven or knitted
finished fabrics. Buttons, zippers, thread and other trim items
are purchased from both domestic and foreign suppliers. The
Company's manufacturing facilities perform cutting, sewing and
related operations to produce finished apparel products from
these materials. At the end of the 2000 fiscal year, domestic
production for the Company accounted for approximately 11% of the
Company's business, of which approximately 1% came from the
Company's United States manufacturing facilities, and
approximately 10% came from United States contractors.

The Company also purchases fabric and places it with
domestic and foreign independent contractors for production of
goods conforming to the Company's patterns, specifications and
quality standards.

The Company imports finished apparel products meeting its
quality standards from suppliers in the Caribbean, Central
America, the Far East and other areas. Imported goods are
generally manufactured according to designs and specifications
furnished or approved in advance of production by the Company.
In order to place orders and monitor production, the Company
maintains buying offices in Hong Kong and Singapore. The Company
also retains unaffiliated buying agents in several other
countries.

The Company also manufactures in its own facilities in
Mexico, the Dominican Republic, Costa Rica, Honduras, and the
Philippines.

Sources of Supply
The Company regards its domestic and foreign sources of raw
materials, finished goods and outside production as adequate and
is not dependent on any single source or contractor. No single
supplier or contractor accounts for a material portion of the
Company's purchases or business. Alternative competitive sources
are available, and the Company does not anticipate significant
difficulty in meeting its supply and outside production
requirements. There are occasions, however, where the Company is
unable to take customer orders on short notice because of the
minimum lead time required to produce a garment that is
acceptable to the customer in regards to cost, quantity, quality
and service.

The Company's import business could be adversely affected by
currency exchange fluctuations, changes in United States import
duties and trade restraints, political unrest in exporting
countries, weather and natural disasters and other factors
normally associated with imports. The Company believes it has
diminished potential risks in its import business by placing
import programs with suppliers in many different countries. The
Company continues to expand assembly operations in Mexico to take
greater advantage of incentives implicit in United States trade
policy.










TRADEMARKS, LICENSES AND PATENTS

Trademarks
Principal menswear trademarks owned by the Company are
"Lanier Clothes" for men's suits and sportcoats, "Oxford
Shirtings" for men's shirts, "Travelers Worsted" for mens suits,
"Everpress" for men's slacks; "928" for young men's suited
separates, and "Ely Cattleman" and "Plains" for men's western
wear.

Although the Company is not dependent on any single
trademark, it believes its trademarks in the aggregate are of
significant value to its business.

The Company actively pursues the acquisition of significant
brands and related businesses.

Licenses
The Company also has the right to use trademarks under
license and design agreements with the trademarks' owners.
Principal menswear trademarks the Company has the right to use
are "Robert Stock" for men's suits, sport coats and dress slacks;
"Oscar de la Renta" for men's suits, sport coats, vests, and
dress and casual slacks; "Tommy Hilfiger" for men's dress shirts
and Men's and Women's golf apparel; "Nautica" for men's tailored
suits, sport coats and dress slacks; "Geoffrey Beene" for men's
tailored suits, sport coats, vests and dress slacks; "Slates" for
men's sportcoats and soft suitings; "Izod Club" for men's,
women's and junior's golf apparel and "DKNY" for newborns,
toddlers, girl's and boy's apparel.

The above mentioned license and design agreements will expire
at various dates through the Company's fiscal 2005 year. Many of
the Company's licensing agreements are eligible for renewal to
extend the licenses through various dates from the Company's
fiscal 2002 through 2010 years.
Although the Company is not dependent on any single license
and design agreement, it believes its license and design
agreements in the aggregate are of significant value to its
business.

Patents
The Company owns several patents covering apparel
manufacturing processes and devices, but competitive processes
and devices are available to others, and these are not material
to the Company's business.

SEASONAL ASPECTS OF BUSINESS AND ORDER BACKLOG

Seasonal Aspects of Business
The Company's business is generally divided among four
retail selling seasons: Spring, Summer, Fall and Holiday.
Seasonal factors can cause some variance in production and sales
levels among fiscal quarters in any fiscal year, but the Company
does not regard its overall business as highly seasonal.


Order Backlog
As of June 2, 2000 and May 28, 1999, the Company had booked
orders amounting to approximately $154,708,000 and $148,196,000,
respectively, all of which will be shipped within six months
after each such date. These numbers represent only store orders
on hand and do not include private-label contract balances. A
growing percentage of the Company's business consists of at-once
EDI "Quick response" programs with large retailers.
Replenishment shipments under these programs generally possess
such an abbreviated order life as to exclude them from the order
backlog completely. The Company therefore does not believe that
this backlog information is indicative of sales to be expected
for the following year.









WORKING CAPITAL

Working capital needs are affected primarily by inventory
levels, outstanding receivables and trade payables. The Company
had available for its use committed lines of credit with several
lenders aggregating $52,000,000 at June 2, 2000, and May 28,
1999. These lines of credit are used by the Company to cover
fluctuations in working capital needs. The Company had
$52,000,000 outstanding under these lines of credit at the end of
the both the fiscal 2000 and fiscal 1999 years, of which
$40,000,000 was long-term. In addition, at the end of fiscal
2000, the Company had $231,500,000 in uncommitted lines of
credit, of which $143,500,000 was reserved for the issuance of
letters of credit. At June 2, 2000, $6,500,000 was outstanding
under these lines of credit. At the end of fiscal 1999 the
Company had $221,500,000 in uncommitted lines of credit, of which
$123,500,000 was reserved for the issuance of letters of credit.
At May 28, 1999 $21,000,000 was outstanding under these
uncommitted lines of credit. The total amount of letters of
credit outstanding totaled approximately $64,696,000 at the end
of fiscal 2000, and approximately $63,142,000 at the end of
fiscal 1999. The Company had cash of $8,625,000 and $11,077,000
at the end of the 2000 and 1999 fiscal years. The average
interest rate on all short-term borrowings for the 2000 fiscal
year was 6.7%. The Company anticipates continued use and
availability of short-term borrowings as working capital needs
may require.

Inventory levels are affected by order backlog and
anticipated sales. It is general practice of the Company to
offer payment terms of net 30 to the majority of its customers,
from date of shipment.

The Company believes that its working capital requirements
and financing resources are comparable with those of other major,
financially sound apparel manufacturers.

MAJOR CUSTOMERS

The Company's ten largest customers accounted for
approximately 74% of the Company's net sales in fiscal 2000 and
approximately 72% in fiscal 1999. Wal-Mart accounted for 15% and
10% in the 2000 and 1999 fiscal years, respectively. Target
accounted for 12% and 11% in the 2000 and 1999 fiscal years,
respectively. Lands' End, Inc. accounted for 11% and 10% of net
sales in the 2000 and 1999 fiscal years, respectively. JCPenney
Company, Inc. accounted for 10% and 12% of net sales in the 2000
and 1999 fiscal years, respectively. The Company believes that
its relationships with all of its major customers, including Wal-
Mart, Target, Lands' End, Inc. and JCPenny Company are excellent.

COMPETITION

The Company's products are sold in a highly competitive
domestic market in which numerous domestic and foreign
manufacturers compete. No single manufacturer or small group of
manufacturers dominates the apparel industry. The Company
believes it is a major apparel manufacturing and marketing
company, but there are other apparel firms with greater sales and
financial resources.

Competition within the apparel industry is based upon
styling, marketing, price, quality, customer service and, with
respect to branded and designer product lines, consumer
recognition and preference. The Company believes it competes
effectively with other members of its industry with regard to all
of these factors. Successful competition in styling and marketing
is related to the Company's ability to foresee changes and trends
in fashion and consumer preference and to present appealing
product programs to its customers. Successful competition in
price, quality and customer service is related to its ability to
maintain efficiency in production, sourcing and distribution.

Growth in apparel imports and direct importing by retailers
present competitive risks to domestic apparel manufacturing
operations. The United States has implemented restrictive quotas
on the importation of many classifications of textiles and
textile products from certain countries and has adopted
restrictive regulations governing textile and apparel imports.
Through December of 1994, these restraints were permitted
pursuant to the Multi-Fiber Arrangement (MFA), an international
textile trade agreement to which the United States was a party.
During the Uruguay Round of the General Agreement of Tariffs and
Trade, the United States and other countries negotiated a
successor agreement to the MFA known as the Agreement on Textiles
and Clothing (ATC). The ATC became effective on January 1, 1995.

The ATC requires that importing countries gradually phase
out approximately half of the restrictive quotas on the
importation of textiles and apparel products that were in place
on December 31, 1994 over a ten year period. The remaining
quotas are to be eliminated on January 1, 2005. However, the ATC
allows importing countries such as the United States significant
discretion in determining when during the ten year period quotas
on particular products from particular countries will be
eliminated. The United States has announced a plan that will
keep quotas on the products deemed most sensitive to import
competition in place until the later stages of the ten-year
period. In addition, the ATC permits importing countries, under
certain conditions, to impose new quotas on the importation of
textile and apparel products during the ten-year phase out
period. Thus, the extent to which the ATC will liberalize trade
in textile and apparel products over the next five years is
unclear. Reduced restrictions on the importation of textiles and
textile products could negatively affect the competitiveness of
the Company's sourcing activities in some countries, but could
also positively affect its sourcing activities in other
countries.

On May 18, 2000, President Clinton signed into law the Trade
and Development Act of 2000 ("TDA"). The effective date of the
TDA is October 1, 2000. The TDA grants preferential trade status
to garments produced in designated sub-Saharan African and
Caribbean Basin nations. With limited exceptions, the benefits
offered by the TDA are restricted to garments produced in the
beneficiary countries from fabric and yarns produced in the
United States. The Company owns no plants in sub-Saharan Africa
and has limited sourcing operations in this region. The Company
does not expect to benefit substantially from the sub-Saharan
Africa provisions of the TDA. The Company owns seven plants in
the Caribbean Basin and has extensive sourcing operations in this
region. The degree to which the Company's operations in the
Caribbean Basin will benefit from the TDA depends on whether the
Company is able to source U.S. produced fabric that is globally
competitive in terms of price, quality, styling and delivery. To
the extent that the Company can purchase globally competitive
fabrics from U.S. sources, the Company believes that its
Caribbean Basin operations will benefit from the TDA.

Another source of competition is the increasing use of buying
offices by certain of the Company's customers and other
retailers. These buying offices permit the retailer to source
directly from (primarily) foreign manufacturers, by-passing
intermediate apparel manufacturing companies. The Company is
unable to quantify the effect of this trend on its sales and
profits but believes that the use of buying offices adversely
affects both. The Company believes that the relative price
advantage to retailers of direct sourcing is offset to an extent
by the Company's ownership of or long term relationships with
foreign facilities and by services provided to its customers such
as delivery flexibility, manufacturing expertise and supply chain
management.

EMPLOYEES

As of June 2, 2000, the Company employed 9,758 persons,
approximately 86% of whom were hourly and incentive paid
production workers. The Company believes its employee relations
are excellent.












Item 2. Properties.
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At June 2, 2000 the Company operated a total of 16
production plants. Domestic plants, of which one plant is owned
and one plant is leased, are located in Georgia and Mississippi.
Foreign plants, of which four are owned and ten are leased, are
located in Mexico, the Dominican Republic, Costa Rica, Honduras,
and the Philippines.

The Company also maintains separate warehousing and
distribution facilities (in addition to space allocated for these
purposes in or adjacent to manufacturing plants) in Arizona,
Georgia, Mississippi, Tennessee and South Carolina.

Certain of the manufacturing, warehousing and distribution
facilities deemed owned by the Company are held pursuant to
long-term capital leases or lease purchase agreements, some of
which have been entered into by the Company in connection with
industrial revenue bond financing arrangements. Under this type
of financing, the facilities are subject to trust indentures or
security agreements securing the interests of the bondholders.
See Notes C and D in the Notes to Consolidated Financial
Statements forming a part of the financial statements included
under Item 8 of this Report.





General offices are maintained in a facility owned by the
Company in Atlanta, Georgia. The Company leases sales,
purchasing and administrative offices in Atlanta, Dallas, Hong
Kong, New York and Singapore.
The Company owns substantially all of its machinery and
equipment. Current facilities are adequately covered by
insurance, generally well maintained and provide adequate
production capacity for current and anticipated future
operations.

Item 3. Legal Proceedings.
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Not applicable.


Item 4. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
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Not applicable.























Item 4A. Executive Officers of the Registrant.
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Name Age Office Held
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J. Hicks Lanier 60 Chairman of the Board,
President and Chief
Executive Officer

Ben B. Blount, Jr 61 Executive Vice President --
Finance, Planning and
Development and Chief
Financial Officer

L. Wayne Brantley 58 Group Vice President

R. Larry Johnson 61 Group Vice President

Knowlton J. O'Reilly 60 Group Vice President

Robert C. Skinner, Jr. 46 Group Vice President




Messrs. J. Hicks Lanier, Ben B. Blount, Jr. and Knowlton J.
O'Reilly are also directors of the Company. The Board of
Directors of the Company elects executive officers annually.

Mr. J. Hicks Lanier has served as President of the Company
since 1977. In 1981 he was elected as Chairman of the Board.

Mr. Ben B. Blount, Jr. was Executive Vice President --
Planning and Development from 1986 - 1995. Mr. Blount was
President of Kayser Roth Apparel, an apparel manufacturer and
marketer, from 1982 to 1986. Prior to 1982 he was Group Vice
President of the Company. In 1995 he was elected to serve in his
present position as Executive Vice President of Finance, Planning
and Administration and Chief Financial Officer.

Mr. Knowlton J. O'Reilly has served as Group Vice
President of the Company since 1978.

Messrs. L. Wayne Brantley, R. Larry Johnson and Robert C.
Skinner have served as Group Vice Presidents of the Company since
1997.






PART II
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Item 5. Market for Registrant's Common Equity and Related
Stockholder Matters
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Incorporated by reference to the table presented under the
heading "Common Stock Information" on page 31 of the Company's
2000 Annual Report to Stockholders (Exhibit 13 hereto). On
August 16, 2000, there were 634 holders of record of the
Company's common stock.
Subsequent to year-end through August 16 2000, the Company
repurchased 27,400 shares of its common stock.


Item 6. Selected Financial Data.
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Incorporated by reference to page 18 of the Company's 2000
Annual Report to Stockholders (Exhibit 13 hereto).

Item 7. Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial
Condition and Results of Operations.
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Incorporated by reference to page 19 through 22 of the
Company's 2000 Annual Report to Stockholders (Exhibit 13 hereto).

Item 8. Financial Statements and Supplementary Data.
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Financial statements, including selected quarterly financial
data, are incorporated by reference to pages 23 through 31 of the
Company's 2000 Annual Report to Stockholders (Exhibit 13 hereto).


Item 9. Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants on
Accounting and Financial Disclosure.
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Not applicable.

PART III
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Item 10. Directors and Executive Officers of the Registrant.
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Information required by this item covering directors of the
Company is incorporated by reference to the information presented
under the heading "Election of Directors - Directors and
Nominees" in the Company's Proxy Statement, which will be filed
with the Securities and Exchange Commission not later than 120
days after June 2, 2000. Information required by this item
covering executive officers of the Company is set forth under
Item 4A of this Report.


Item 11. Executive Compensation.
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Incorporated by reference to the information presented under
the heading "Executive Compensation and Other Information" in the
Company's Proxy Statement, which will be filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission not later than 120 days after
June 2, 2000.

Item 12. Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and
Management.
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Incorporated by reference to the information presented under
the heading "Beneficial Ownership of Common Stock" in the
Company's Proxy Statement, which will be filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission not later than 120 days after
June 2, 2000.

Item 13. Certain Relationships and Related Transactions.
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Incorporated by reference to the information presented under
the heading "Executive Compensation and Other Information -
Compensation Committee Interlocks and Insider Participation" in
the Company's Proxy Statement, which will be filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission not later than 120 days after
June 2, 2000.






PART IV
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Item 14. Exhibits, Financial Statement Schedules, and Reports on
Form 8-K.
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(a) 1. Financial Statements
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Included on pages 18 through 32 of the 2000 Annual Report to
Stockholders (Exhibit 13 hereto) and incorporated by reference in
this Form 10-K:


Report of Independent Public Accountants.

Consolidated Balance Sheets at June 2, 2000 and
May 28, 1999

Consolidated Statements of Earnings for years ended
June 2, 2000, May 28, 1999 and May 29, 1998.

Consolidated Statements of Stockholders' Equity for
years ended June 2, 2000, May 28, 1999 and May 29,
1998.

Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for years ended
June 2, 2000, May 28, 1999 and May 29, 1998.

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements for years
ended June 2, 2000, May 28, 1999 and May 29, 1998.




2. Financial Statement Schedules
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Included herein:

Report of Independent Public Accountants on
Financial Statement Schedule.

Schedule II - Valuation and Qualifying Accounts.

3. Exhibits
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3(a) Articles of Incorporation of the Company. Incorporated
by reference to Exhibit 3(a) to the Company's Form 10-Q
for the fiscal quarter ended August 29, 1997.


3(b) Bylaws of the Company. Incorporated by reference to
Exhibit 3(b) to the Company's Form 10-K for the fiscal
year ended May 28, 1999.

10(a) 1997 Stock Option Plan. Incorporated by reference to
Exhibit A, "1997 Stock Option Plan", to the Company's
Proxy Statement dated August 29, 1997.

10(b) 1997 Restricted Stock Plan. Incorporated by reference to
Exhibit B, "1997 Restricted Stock Plan", to the Company's
Proxy Statement dated August 29, 1997.


10(f) Management Incentive Bonus Program, as amended through
June 1, 1991. Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10(f)
to the Company's Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended May
31, 1996.


10(h) 1992 Stock Option Plan. Incorporated by reference to
Exhibit 10(h) to the Company's Form 10-Q for the fiscal
quarter ended August 30, 1996.

10(i) Note Agreement between the Company and SunTrust Bank dated
February 18, 2000 covering the Company's long-term note due
August 18, 2001. Incorporated by reference to Exhibit
10(i)
to the Company's Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarter ended
February 25, 2000.

13 2000 Annual Report to Stockholders (furnished for the
information of the Commission and not deemed "filed" or
part of this Form 10-K except for those portions expressly
incorporated herein by reference).

23 Consent of Arthur Andersen LLP

24 Powers of Attorney.


27 Financial Data Schedule.

The Company agrees to file upon request of the Securities
and Exchange Commission a copy of all agreements evidencing
long-term debt of the Company and its subsidiaries omitted
from this report pursuant to Item 601(b)(4)(iii) of
Regulation S-K.

Shareholders may obtain copies of Exhibits without charge
upon written request to the Corporate Secretary, Oxford
Industries, Inc., 222 Piedmont Avenue, N.E., Atlanta,
Georgia 30308.


(b) No reports on Form 8-K were filed during the last quarter of
the period covered by this report.



































SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Company has duly caused this
report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto
duly authorized.

Oxford Industries, Inc.





/s/J. Hicks Lanier
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J. Hicks Lanier
Chairman and President


Date: August 24, 2000
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Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934, this report has been signed below by the following
persons on behalf of the Company in the capacities and on the
dates indicated.

Signature Capacity Date
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/s/J. Hicks Lanier 08/24/00
- -------------------------- President, Chief --------
J. Hicks Lanier Executive Officer
and Director





/s/Thomas Caldecot Chubb III Executive 08/24/00
- -------------------------- Vice President, --------
Ben B. Blount Jr.* Chief Financial
Officer and
Director



/s/Thomas Caldecot Chubb III Director 08/24/00
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Cecil D. Conlee*




/s/Thomas Caldecot Chubb III Director 08/24/00
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Thomas Gallagher*

*by power of attorney













/s/Thomas Caldecot Chubb III Director 08/24/00
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J. Reese Lanier*




/s/Thomas Caldecot Chubb III Director 08/24/00
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Knowlton J. O'Reilly*




/s/Thomas Caldecot Chubb III Director 08/24/00
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Clarence B. Rogers, Jr.*




/s/Thomas Caldecot Chubb III Director 08/24/00
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Robert E. Shaw*





/s/Thomas Caldecot Chubb III Director 08/24/00
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E. Jenner Wood*






/s/Thomas Caldecot Chubb III Director 08/24/00
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Helen B. Weeks*




*by power of attorney




























REPORT OF INDEPENDENT PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS
ON FINANCIAL STATEMENT SCHEDULE



To Oxford Industries, Inc.:


We have audited, in accordance with auditing standards
generally accepted in the United States, the consolidated
financial statements included in Oxford Industries, Inc.'s 2000
Annual Report to Stockholders incorporated by reference in this
Form 10-K, and have issued our report thereon, dated July 14,
2000. Our audits were made for the purpose of forming an opinion
on the basic financial statements taken as a whole. The schedule
listed in Item 14(a)2 is the responsibility of the Company's
management and is presented for purposes of complying with the
Securities and Exchange Commission's rules and is not part of the
basic financial statements. This schedule has been subjected to
the auditing procedures applied in the audits of the basic
financial statements and, in our opinion, fairly states in all
material respects the financial data required to be set forth
therein in relation to the basic financial statements taken as a
whole.




ARTHUR ANDERSEN LLP


Atlanta, Georgia
July 14, 2000








































OXFORD INDUSTRIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
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SCHEDULE II - VALUATION AND QUALIFYING ACCOUNTS
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Column A Column B Column C Column D Column E
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Additions Deductions
Balance at Charged Balance
Beginning to at End
Description of Period Income Recoveries Write-Offs of Period
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Reserves for losses
From accounts receivable:

Year ended May 29, 1998 $2,800,000 $790,000 $76,000 $568,000 $3,098,000
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Year ended May 28, 1999 $3,098,000 $1,037,000 $41,000 $517,000 $3,659,000
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Year ended June 2, 2000 $3,659,000 ($200,000) $258,000 $354,000 $3,363,000
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