Revenue Recognition (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Aug. 04, 2018	Jul. 29, 2017	Aug. 04, 2018	Jul. 29, 2017	Feb. 03, 2018
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Total Net Sales	$ 544,720	$ 578,581	$ 1,106,535	$ 1,162,309
Total Net Sales, as a percentage	100.00%	100.00%	100.00%	100.00%
Contract liabilities	$ 31,200		$ 31,200		$ 43,600
Contract liability revenue recognized	6,900		21,900
Chico's
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Total Net Sales	$ 286,808	$ 302,217	$ 587,744	$ 612,344
Total Net Sales, as a percentage	52.70%	52.20%	53.10%	52.70%
WHBM
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Total Net Sales	$ 168,938	$ 184,396	$ 351,586	$ 377,728
Total Net Sales, as a percentage	31.00%	31.90%	31.80%	32.50%
Soma
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Total Net Sales	$ 88,974	$ 91,968	$ 167,205	$ 172,237
Total Net Sales, as a percentage	16.30%	15.90%	15.10%	14.80%