Document and Entity Information - USD ($)	12 Months Ended
	Jan. 30, 2016	Mar. 29, 2016	Aug. 01, 2015
Entity Information [Line Items]
Document Type	10-K
Amendment Flag	false
Document Period End Date	Jan. 30, 2016
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2016
Document Fiscal Period Focus	FY
Trading Symbol	VRA
Entity Registrant Name	Vera Bradley, Inc.
Entity Central Index Key	0001495320
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--01-30
Entity Well-known Seasoned Issuer	No
Entity Current Reporting Status	Yes
Entity Voluntary Filers	No
Entity Filer Category	Accelerated Filer
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		34,873,336
Entity Public Float			$ 219,293,786