Goodwill & Intangible Impairment Charges - Goodwill (Details) - USD ($)	Jan. 28, 2023	Jan. 29, 2022	May 02, 2020
Goodwill [Roll Forward]
Gross Carrying Amount		$ 96,774,000
Accumulated Impairment Charge	$ (80,414,000)
Net Carrying Amount	16,360,000	16,360,000
Indefinite-lived Intangible Assets [Roll Forward]
Gross Carrying Amount	38,930,000
Impairment charges		(33,930,000)
Net Carrying Amount	5,000,000	5,000,000
WHBM trademark
Indefinite-lived Intangible Assets [Roll Forward]
Gross Carrying Amount	34,000,000
Impairment charges		(29,000,000)
Net Carrying Amount		5,000,000
Chico's franchise rights
Indefinite-lived Intangible Assets [Roll Forward]
Gross Carrying Amount		4,930,000
Impairment charges		(4,930,000)
Net Carrying Amount	0
Chico's reporting unit
Goodwill [Roll Forward]
Gross Carrying Amount		36,403,000
Accumulated Impairment Charge		(20,043,000)
Net Carrying Amount	16,360,000
Chico's reporting unit | WHBM trademark
Goodwill [Roll Forward]
Net Carrying Amount	$ 16,000,000
WHBM reporting unit
Goodwill [Roll Forward]
Gross Carrying Amount		60,371,000
Accumulated Impairment Charge		(60,371,000)
Net Carrying Amount		0	$ 0
WHBM reporting unit | WHBM trademark
Goodwill [Roll Forward]
Net Carrying Amount		$ 5,000,000