Oxford Industries, Inc. Press Release

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J. Reese Lanier, Jr.
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E-Mail: rlanier@oxfordinc.com

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE — April 9, 2002

SCOTT GRASSMYER NAMED OXFORD CONTROLLER

ATLANTA, GA — Oxford Industries, Inc. (NYSE: OXM) announced today that K. Scott Grassmyer has joined the company as Corporate Controller. In this capacity, he will be primarily responsible for accounting, tax and financial reporting. Mr. Grassmyer will be based in the company’s headquarters in Atlanta.

"We are delighted to have Scott on board," commented Ben Blount, Jr., Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. "He is uniquely qualified for the position and brings a wealth of public accounting and apparel industry experience to the company."

Most recently, Mr. Grassmyer served as Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Duck Head Apparel Company. While at Duck Head, he played an instrumental role in the spin off of Duck Head into a publicly traded company and the subsequent sale of the company to Tropical Sportswear International.

Mr. Grassmyer began his career with Ernst & Young where he rose to the position of Audit Manager. He is a Certified Public Accountant and earned a B.S. in Accounting from Appalachian State University.

Oxford Industries, Inc. is a diversified international manufacturer and wholesale marketer of branded and private label apparel for men, women and children. With manufacturing and sourcing operations in over 40 countries around the globe, Oxford provides retailers and consumers with a wide variety of apparel products and services to suit their individual needs. Major licensed brands include Tommy Hilfiger®, Nautica®, Geoffrey Beene®, Slates®, Oscar de la Renta® and Izod Club®. Oxford's private label customers are found in every major channel of distribution, including national chains, specialty catalogs, mass merchandisers, department stores, specialty stores and Internet retailers. The company's stock has traded on the NYSE since 1964 under the symbol OXM. Please visit our Web site at www.oxfordinc.com.

SAFE HARBOR STATEMENT UNDER THE PRIVATE SECURITIES LITIGATION REFORM ACT OF 1995.
This document contains forward-looking statements of the Company's beliefs or expectations regarding anticipated future results of the Company. These statements are based on numerous assumptions and are subject to risks and uncertainties. Although the Company feels that the beliefs and expectations in the forward-looking statements are reasonable, it does not and cannot give any assurance that the beliefs and expectations will prove to be correct. Many factors could significantly affect the Company's operations and cause the Company's actual results to be substantially different from the Company's expectations. Those factors include, but are not limited to: (i) general economic and apparel business conditions; (ii) continued retailer and consumer acceptance of the Company's products; (iii) global manufacturing costs; (iv) the financial condition of customers or suppliers; (v) changes in capital market conditions; (vi) governmental and business conditions in countries where the Company's products are manufactured; (vii) changes in trade regulations; (viii) the impact of acquisition activity; (ix) changes in the Company's plans, strategies, objectives, expectations or intentions, which may happen at any time in the discretion of the Company; and (x) other risks and uncertainties indicated from time to time in the Company's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The Company does not have an obligation to publicly update any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of the receipt of new information, the occurrence of future events or otherwise.