Document and Entity Information (USD $)	12 Months Ended
	Jan. 28, 2012	Mar. 23, 2012	Jul. 29, 2011
Document and Entity Information
Entity Registrant Name	OXFORD INDUSTRIES INC
Entity Central Index Key	0000075288
Document Type	10-K
Document Period End Date	Jan. 28, 2012
Amendment Flag	false
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--01-28
Entity Well-known Seasoned Issuer	Yes
Entity Voluntary Filers	No
Entity Current Reporting Status	Yes
Entity Filer Category	Accelerated Filer
Entity Public Float			$ 545,181,811
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		16,527,891
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2011
Document Fiscal Period Focus	FY