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Represents the amount of borrowing availability under the covenant terms of the credit facility.

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Debt Instrument, Covenant Borrowing Availability Requirement, As Percentage Of Borrowing Base

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Loans Payable, PPP Loan, CARES Act

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Other Commitment, Origination Fee Percentage

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Other Commitment, Payment Period

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Other Commitments, Interest Rate, Percentage

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Amount of amortization expense attributable to debt issuance costs.

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Percentage points added to the reference rate to compute the variable rate on the debt instrument.

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Contractual interest rate for funds borrowed, under the debt agreement.

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Period of time between issuance and maturity of debt instrument, in PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents the reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days.

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Gross amount of debt extinguished.

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The total amount of the contingent obligation under letters of credit outstanding as of the reporting date.

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The carrying value as of the balance sheet date of the current and noncurrent portions of long-term obligations drawn from a line of credit, which is a bank's commitment to make loans up to a specific amount. Examples of items that might be included in the application of this element may consist of letters of credit, standby letters of credit, and revolving credit arrangements, under which borrowings can be made up to a maximum amount as of any point in time conditional on satisfaction of specified terms before, as of and after the date of drawdowns on the line. Includes short-term obligations that would normally be classified as current liabilities but for which (a) postbalance sheet date issuance of a long term obligation to refinance the short term obligation on a long term basis, or (b) the enterprise has entered into a financing agreement that clearly permits the enterprise to refinance the short-term obligation on a long term basis and the following conditions are met (1) the agreement does not expire within 1 year and is not cancelable by the lender except for violation of an objectively determinable provision, (2) no violation exists at the BS date, and (3) the lender has entered into the financing agreement is expected to be financially capable of honoring the agreement.

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The fee, expressed as a percentage of the line of credit facility, for the line of credit facility regardless of whether the facility has been used.

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Amount of current borrowing capacity under the credit facility considering any current restrictions on the amount that could be borrowed (for example, borrowings may be limited by the amount of current assets), but without considering any amounts currently outstanding under the facility.

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Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table.

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Maximum borrowing capacity under the credit facility without consideration of any current restrictions on the amount that could be borrowed or the amounts currently outstanding under the facility.

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Amount of borrowing capacity currently available under the credit facility (current borrowing capacity less the amount of borrowings outstanding).

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Minimum amount of other commitment not otherwise specified in the taxonomy. Excludes commitments explicitly modeled in the taxonomy, including but not limited to, long-term and short-term purchase commitments, recorded and unrecorded purchase obligations, supply commitments, registration payment arrangements, leases, debt, product warranties, guarantees, environmental remediation obligations, and pensions.

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The cash inflow from a debt initially having maturity due after one year or beyond the operating cycle, if longer.

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Reflects the total carrying amount as of the balance sheet date of debt having initial terms less than one year or the normal operating cycle, if longer.

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The number of units or percentage investment held in the subsidiary by the limited liability company or limited partnership.

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Credit and Term Loan Facilities, Secured Vendor Financing Program and PPP Loan (Details) - USD ($)			3 Months Ended	9 Months Ended
	Aug. 05, 2020	Feb. 27, 2020	Oct. 31, 2020	Oct. 31, 2020	Nov. 02, 2019	Jun. 02, 2020	Feb. 01, 2020
Credit Facility
Proceeds from long-term borrowings		$ 5,000,000.0
Deferred financing costs				$ 140,000	$ 46,000
Short-term borrowings			$ 13,978,000	13,978,000			$ 0
ALCC Secured Vendor Program Agreement
Credit Facility
Inventory purchased from vendors (up to)	$ 10,000,000
Payment period	180 days
Origination fee, percentage	1.00%
Short-term borrowings			3,900,000	$ 3,900,000
Christopher & Banks Corporation
Credit Facility
Ownership interest percentage held as collateral security				100.00%
Minimum \| ALCC Secured Vendor Program Agreement
Credit Facility
Interest rate, percentage	5.00%
Maximum \| ALCC Secured Vendor Program Agreement
Credit Facility
Interest rate, percentage	6.00%
Paycheck Protection Program, CARES Act
Credit Facility
PPP Loan, CARES Act						$ 10,000,000.0
Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. \| Term Loan Facility
Credit Facility
Maximum availability under credit facility	$ 10,000,000.0	$ 10,000,000.0
Interest rate, percentage		10.00%
Outstanding borrowing balance threshold that requires specified levels of consolidated EBITDA		$ 5,000,000.0
Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. \| Revolving Credit Facility
Credit Facility
Maximum availability under credit facility		$ 50,000,000.0
Unused commitment fee, as a percent		0.25%
Borrowing base to maintain, percentage		10.00%		10.00%
Minimum availability requirement, amount		$ 3,000,000.0		$ 10,100,000
Borrowings under the credit facility			10,100,000	10,100,000			$ 0
Borrowing base			32,200,000	32,200,000
Open on-demand letters of credit			12,000,000.0	12,000,000.0
Net available borrowing capacity under the credit facility			6,800,000	6,800,000
Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. \| Revolving Credit Facility \| Other Assets
Credit Facility
Deferred financing costs			$ 100,000	100,000
Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. \| Revolving Credit Facility \| Minimum
Credit Facility
Minimum availability requirement, amount				3,300,000
Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. \| Revolving Credit Facility \| Maximum
Credit Facility
Minimum availability requirement, amount				$ 3,000,000.0
Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. \| Revolving Credit Facility \| LIBOR \| Minimum
Credit Facility
Basis spread on variable rate (as a percent)		1.50%
Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. \| Revolving Credit Facility \| LIBOR \| Maximum
Credit Facility
Basis spread on variable rate (as a percent)		1.75%
Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. \| Revolving Credit Facility \| Prime Rate \| Minimum
Credit Facility
Basis spread on variable rate (as a percent)		0.50%
Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. \| Revolving Credit Facility \| Prime Rate \| Maximum
Credit Facility
Basis spread on variable rate (as a percent)		0.75%
Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. \| Revolving Credit Facility \| FILO Facility
Credit Facility
Extinguishment of debt		$ 5,000,000.0
Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. \| Revolving Credit Facility \| Term Loan Facility
Credit Facility
Amortization period		5 years