Revenue Recognition (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Aug. 03, 2019	Aug. 04, 2018	Aug. 03, 2019	Aug. 04, 2018	Feb. 02, 2019
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Total Net Sales	$ 508,356	$ 544,720	$ 1,026,084	$ 1,106,535
Total Net Sales, as a percentage	100.00%	100.00%	100.00%	100.00%
Contract liabilities	$ 30,600		$ 30,600		$ 42,600
Contract liability revenue recognized	7,600		19,500
Chico's
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Total Net Sales	$ 268,924	$ 286,808	$ 545,626	$ 587,744
Total Net Sales, as a percentage	52.90%	52.70%	53.20%	53.10%
WHBM
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Total Net Sales	$ 139,809	$ 168,938	$ 300,754	$ 351,586
Total Net Sales, as a percentage	27.50%	31.00%	29.30%	31.80%
Soma
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Total Net Sales	$ 99,623	$ 88,974	$ 179,704	$ 167,205
Total Net Sales, as a percentage	19.60%	16.30%	17.50%	15.10%