Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Details) - USD ($)	12 Months Ended
	Jan. 30, 2016	Jan. 31, 2015	Feb. 01, 2014	Feb. 02, 2013	Dec. 21, 2010
Fiscal Year
Length of fiscal year (in days)	364 days	364 days	364 days
Length of next fiscal year (in days)	364 days
Business Combinations
Payment of contingent consideration amounts earned	$ 12,500,000	$ 2,500,000	$ 0
Revenue Recognition and Accounts Receivable
Bad debt reserve	500,000	600,000
Deferred revenue for gift cards purchased by consumers and merchandise credits received by customers but not yet redeemed, less any breakage income recognized	8,500,000	7,200,000
Royalty income	14,200,000	13,700,000	11,700,000
SG&A
Distribution network costs, including shipping and handling	21,600,000	19,800,000	17,700,000
Advertising, promotions and marketing expenses	34,500,000	32,200,000	29,000,000
Prepaid advertising, promotions and marketing expenses	2,500,000	1,900,000
Royalty expenses	4,600,000	5,300,000	5,000,000
Accounts receivable reserves
Revenue Recognition and Accounts Receivable
Valuation Allowances and Reserves, Balance	$ 8,402,000	8,265,000	8,343,000	$ 9,438,000
Maximum
Business Combinations
Allocation period	1 year
Lilly Pulitzer brand and operations
Business Combinations
Payment of contingent consideration amounts earned	$ 12,500,000	$ 2,500,000
Lilly Pulitzer brand and operations | Maximum
Business Combinations
Business Combination, Contingent Consideration Arrangements, Range of Outcomes, Value, High					$ 20,000,000
Tommy Bahama business
Business Combinations
Cash paid subject to adjustment based on net working capital			17,900,000
Business combination, reacquired license rights			11,000,000
Business combination, inventory			4,400,000
Business combination, property, plant, and equipment			$ 1,700,000