POWER OF ATTORNEY



Known all by these presents, that the undersigned hereby constitutes and appoints

each of Charles J. Kleman, Michael J. Kincaid and Gary I. Teblum, signing singly, the

undersigned's true and lawful attorney-in-fact to:



(1) execute for and on behalf of the undersigned, in the undersigned's capacity as an

officer and/or director of Chico's FAS, Inc. (the "Company"), Forms 3, 4, and 5 in

accordance with Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the rules

thereunder,



(2) do and perform any and all acts for and on behalf of the undersigned which may be

necessary or desirable to complete and execute any such Form 3, 4, or 5 and timely

file such form with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission and any

stock exchange or similar authority; and



(3) take any other action of any type whatsoever in connection with the foregoing which,

in the opinion of such attorney-in-fact, may be of benefit to, in the best interest of, or

legally required by, the undersigned, it being understood that the documents executed

by such attorney-in-fact on behalf of the undersigned pursuant to this power of

attorney shall be in such form and shall contain such terms and conditions as such

attorney-in-fact may approve in such attorney-in-fact's discretion.



The undersigned hereby grants to each such attorney-in-fact full power and

authority to do and perform any and every act and thing whatsoever requisite, necessary,

or proper to be done in the exercise of any of the rights and powers herein granted, as

fully to all intents and purposes as the undersigned might or could do if personally

present, with full power of substitution or revocation, hereby ratifying and confirming all

that such attorney-in-fact, or such attorney-in-fact's substitute or substitutes, shall

lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue of this power of attorney and the rights and

powers herein granted.  The undersigned acknowledges that the foregoing attorneys-in-

fact, in serving in such capacity at the request of the undersigned, are not assuming, nor is

the Company assuming, any of the undersigned's responsibilities to comply with Section

16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.



This power of attorney shall remain in full force and effect until the undersigned

is no longer required to file Forms 3, 4, and 5 with respect to the undersigned's holdings

of and transactions in securities issued by the Company, unless earlier revoked by the

undersigned in a signed writing delivered to the foregoing attorneys-in-fact.



IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has caused this Power of Attorney to

be executed effective as of the 5th day of July, 2005.





/s/ David F. Walker

David F. Walker