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                                                                    EXHIBIT 23.2

                         CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS



We consent to the reference to our firm under the caption "Experts" in the
Registration Statement on Form S-3 (File No. 333-110598) and related Prospectus
of Oxford Industries, Inc., for the registration of 2,717,394 shares of its
common stock and to the incorporation by reference therein of our report dated
July 11, 2003, with respect to the consolidated financial statements of Oxford
Industries, Inc. and Subsidiaries for the years ended May 30, 2003 and May 31,
2002, incorporated by reference in its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the
year ended May 30, 2003, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.



                                                /s/ Ernst & Young LLP

Atlanta, Georgia
January 29, 2004

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