Oxford Industries Announces Participation in the Eleventh Annual ICR XChange Conference

Oxford Industries, Inc. (NYSE: OXM) today announced the Company will be presenting at the 11^th Annual ICR XChange Conference being held at the St. Regis Monarch Beach Resort in Dana Point, CA.

The Company's presentation is scheduled for Thursday, January 15, 2009, at 11:35 a.m. Pacific Time (2:35 p.m. Eastern Time). The presentation will be broadcast on the Internet and can be accessed via the Oxford website at http://www.oxfordinc.com.

About Oxford:

Oxford Industries, Inc. is a producer and marketer of branded and private label apparel for men, women and children. Oxford provides retailers and consumers with a wide variety of apparel products and services to suit their individual needs. Oxford’s brands include Tommy Bahama®, Ben Sherman®, Arnold Brant®, Ely & Walker® and Oxford Golf®. The Company also holds exclusive licenses to produce and sell certain product categories under the Kenneth Cole®, Geoffrey Beene®, Dockers® and Tommy Hilfiger® labels. Oxford's wholesale customers are found in every major channel of distribution, including national chains, specialty catalogs, mass merchants, department stores, specialty stores and Internet retailers. The Company operates retail stores, restaurants and Internet websites for some of its brands. The Company also has license arrangements with select third parties to produce and sell certain product categories under its Tommy Bahama and/or Ben Sherman brands.

Oxford’s stock has traded on the NYSE since 1964 under the symbol OXM. For more information, please visit Oxford’s website at www.oxfordinc.com.

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