Exhibit 32.(A)

                            CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO
                             18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,
                             AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO
                 SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002 *


In connection with the Annual Report of Oxford Industries, Inc. (the "Company")
on Form 10-K ("Form 10-K") for the 2003-2004 fiscal year as filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof, I, J. Hicks Lanier,
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the Company, certify, pursuant to 18
U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley
Act of 2002, that:

(1)      To my knowledge the Form 10-K fully complies with the requirements of
         section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

(2)      The information contained in the Form 10-K fairly presents, in all
         material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of
         the Company.




/s/ J. Hicks Lanier
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J. Hicks Lanier
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
August 10, 2004


*  A signed original of this written statement required by Section 906 has been
   provided to Oxford Industries, Inc. and will be retained by Oxford
   Industries, Inc. and furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission or
   its staff upon request.