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                          UNITED STATES
             SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                   Washington, D.C. 20549
         
                    SCHEDULE 13G

         Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
                    (Amendment No.19)*
                 Oxford Industries, Inc.
                    (Name of Issuer)

              Common Stock, $1.00 Par Value
              (Title of Class of Securities)
                            
                      691497-30-9  
                     (CUSIP Number)


Check the following box if a fee is being paid with this statement --.
(A fee is not required only if the filing person: (1) has a previous
statement on file reporting beneficial ownership of more than five
percent of the class of securities described in Item 1; and (2) has
filed no amendment subsequent thereto reporting beneficial ownership
of five percent or less of such class.) (See Rule 13d-7).

*The remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a reporting
person's initial filing on this form with respect to the subject class
of securities, and for any subsequent amendment containing information
which would alter the disclosures provided in a prior cover page.

The information required in the remainder of this cover page shall not
be deemed to be "filed" for the purpose of Section 18 of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934 ("Act") or otherwise subject to the
liabilities of that section of the Act but shall be subject to all
other provisions of the Act (however, see the Notes).

SEC 1745(10-88)


                                 SCHEDULE 13G

CUSIP No. 691497309                           Page 2 of 4 Pages
         

1.       NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
         S.S. or I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO.OF ABOVE PERSON
           Helen S. Lanier
         Social Security No. ###-##-####

2.       CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*

         N/A               (a)              
                                          (b)
3.       SEC USE ONLY

4.       CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION

         United States

         NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
WITH:

    5.   SOLE VOTING POWER                    312,828

    6.   SHARED VOTING POWER                  171,687

    7.   SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER                 None

    8.   SHARES DISPOSITIVE POWER              62,232

    9.  AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON

         484,515 
10.  CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN    
       SHARES*

11.  PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9
            5.55%
12. TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*
         IN

      

                                 
                                                           Page 3 of 4 Pages
                                     SCHEDULE 13G       
Item 1(a).  Name of Issuer

Oxford Industries, Inc.

Item 1(b).  Address of Issuer's Principal Executive Offices

222 Piedmont Avenue, N.E.
Atlanta, Georgia  30308

Item 2(a).  Name of Person Filing

Helen S. Lanier

Item 2(b).  Address of Principal Business Office, or, if none,
Residence

340 South Ocean Boulevard, Apartment PHC
Palm Beach, Florida 33480

Item 2(c).  Citizenship

U.S.A.

Item 2(d).  Title of Class of Securities

Common Stock, $1.00 Par Value

Item 2(e).  CUSIP Number

691497-30-9

Item 3.

Not Applicable

Item 4.  Ownership

See items 5,6,7,8,9 and 11 on cover page

Item 5. Ownership of Five Precent or Less of a Class

Not Applicable

                                                            Page 4 of 4 Pages

                                     SCHEDULE 13G

Item 6.  Ownership of More than Five Percent on Behalf of Another Person

            Persons other than the undersigned have the right to receive or the
power to direct the receipt of dividends from, or the proceeds from the
sale of, 62,232 shares of Oxford Industries, Inc. common stock beneficially
owned by the undersigned. No such person's interest relates to 5% of the
outstanding shares of such stocks.
                   
Item 7.  Identification and Classification of the Subsidiary Which
Acquired the Security Being Reported on by the Parent Holding Company

Not Applicable

Item 8.  Identification and Classification of Members of the Group

Not Applicable

Item 9.  Notice of Dissolution of Group

Not Applicable

Item 10.  Certification

Not Applicable

Signature

            After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and
belief, I certify that the information set forth in this statement is
true, complete and correct.


February 3, 1997         
Date

                          
Signature
Helen S. Lanier           
Name