Basis of Presentation and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Details) $ in Thousands		6 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Jul. 30, 2020 store	Aug. 01, 2020 USD ($)	Feb. 01, 2020 USD ($)	Feb. 02, 2019 USD ($)	May 02, 2020 USD ($)	Aug. 03, 2019 USD ($)	May 04, 2019 USD ($)
New Accounting Pronouncements or Change in Accounting Principle [Line Items]
Stockholders equity		$ 296,798	$ 530,092	$ 579,964	$ 340,807	$ 549,122	$ 559,443
Accounting standards update		us-gaap:AccountingStandardsUpdate201613Member	us-gaap:AccountingStandardsUpdate201613Member	us-gaap:AccountingStandardsUpdate201602Member
Cumulative effect, period of adoption, adjustment
New Accounting Pronouncements or Change in Accounting Principle [Line Items]
Stockholders equity			$ (838)	$ (1,287)
Retained Earnings
New Accounting Pronouncements or Change in Accounting Principle [Line Items]
Stockholders equity		$ 294,708	531,602	587,145	$ 341,563	$ 554,694	$ 567,233
Retained Earnings | Cumulative effect, period of adoption, adjustment
New Accounting Pronouncements or Change in Accounting Principle [Line Items]
Stockholders equity			$ (838)	$ (1,287)
Chico's
New Accounting Pronouncements or Change in Accounting Principle [Line Items]
Number of store closures | store	4
WHBM
New Accounting Pronouncements or Change in Accounting Principle [Line Items]
Number of store closures | store	6
COVID-19
New Accounting Pronouncements or Change in Accounting Principle [Line Items]
Percentage of stores reopened		96.00%