oxford

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Products arriving earlier than normal are so-called core items, such as oxford shirts, polo tops and sweaters, rather than seasonal items, CFO Picicci said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 7, 2025

The writer, producer and host Avery Trufelman has a grand theory about why the same basic clothing items — oxford button-downs, chunky sweaters, pressed chinos — have remained wardrobe staples for the last half-century.

From New York Times • Dec. 8, 2022

Genevieve White Carter and Cy Carter, married interior designers who live in St. James, New York, designed a home Venice, California, where they color-matched a Murphy bed’s unit to a pink oxford shirt.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 30, 2022

Johnson sported an airy patterned green top and shorts with slingback oxford shoes, a tote bag, snapback and oversized sunglasses.

From Fox News • Jul. 25, 2021

But the oxford button-downs he wore underneath the blazer were all two sizes too big because his mom couldn't afford to buy new ones every year.

From "Look Both Ways" by Jason Reynolds