Exhibit 5.1

                               Opinion of Counsel

                      [OXFORD INDUSTRIES, INC. LETTERHEAD]

                                                              February 20, 2004

Oxford Industries, Inc.
222 Piedmont Avenue, N.E.
Atlanta, Georgia 30308

Ladies and Gentlemen:

         I serve as Vice President, Secretary & General Counsel and as an
in-house attorney with Oxford Industries, Inc., a Georgia corporation (the
"Company"). I have acted as counsel to the Company in connection with the
preparation of the Registration Statement and the filing thereof with the
Securities and Exchange Commission (the "Commission"), pursuant to which the
Company intends to register under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended,
1,500,000 shares (the "Shares") of Common Stock, par value $1 per share, of the
Company that may be acquired or are issuable in connection with the Oxford
Industries, Inc. 1997 Stock Option Plan (the "Plan").

         As Vice President, Secretary & General Counsel, I am generally familiar
with the corporate affairs of the Company and its subsidiaries and the terms of
the Plan. In rendering the opinion set forth below, I have examined such
agreements, documents, instruments and records as I deemed necessary or
appropriate under the circumstances to provide a basis for the opinion,
including without limitation, the Plan.

         I am admitted to the Bar of the State of Georgia and am duly qualified
to practice law in that state. No opinion is expressed herein concerning any
matter respecting or affected by any laws other than the laws of the State of
Georgia that are now in effect and that, in the exercise of reasonable
professional judgment, are normally considered in transactions such as those
contemplated by the issuance of the Shares under the Plan. The opinion
hereinafter set forth is based upon pertinent laws and facts in existence as of
the date hereof, and any obligation to advise you of changes to such pertinent
laws or facts after the date hereof is expressly disclaimed.

         Based upon and subject to the foregoing, I am of the opinion that the
Shares, when issued in accordance with the terms of the Plan, against payment in
full of the purchase price therefor, if any, will be validly issued, fully paid
and non-assessable.

         I hereby consent to the filing of this letter as an exhibit to the
Registration Statement.

Very truly yours,


/s/ Thomas C. Chubb III