Accounting Standards Adopted in Fiscal 2018: (Details 1) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	May 05, 2018	Apr. 29, 2017
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Net sales	$ 272,628	$ 272,363
Percentage of net sales	100.00%	100.00%
Retail
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Net sales	$ 107,735	$ 102,663
Percentage of net sales	40.00%	38.00%
E-commerce
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Net sales	$ 44,522	$ 35,673
Percentage of net sales	16.00%	13.00%
Restaurant
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Net sales	$ 25,293	$ 23,409
Percentage of net sales	9.00%	9.00%
Wholesale
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Net sales	$ 94,376	$ 109,850
Percentage of net sales	35.00%	40.00%
Other
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Net sales	$ 702	$ 768
Percentage of net sales	0.00%	0.00%
Operating Groups | Tommy Bahama
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Net sales	$ 167,132	$ 172,496
Operating Groups | Tommy Bahama | Retail
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Percentage of net sales	46.00%	46.00%
Operating Groups | Tommy Bahama | E-commerce
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Percentage of net sales	15.00%	12.00%
Operating Groups | Tommy Bahama | Restaurant
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Percentage of net sales	15.00%	14.00%
Operating Groups | Tommy Bahama | Wholesale
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Percentage of net sales	24.00%	28.00%
Operating Groups | Tommy Bahama | Other
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Percentage of net sales	0.00%	0.00%
Operating Groups | Lilly Pulitzer
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Net sales	$ 68,627	$ 63,343
Operating Groups | Lilly Pulitzer | Retail
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Percentage of net sales	44.00%	37.00%
Operating Groups | Lilly Pulitzer | E-commerce
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Percentage of net sales	24.00%	20.00%
Operating Groups | Lilly Pulitzer | Restaurant
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Percentage of net sales	0.00%	0.00%
Operating Groups | Lilly Pulitzer | Wholesale
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Percentage of net sales	32.00%	43.00%
Operating Groups | Lilly Pulitzer | Other
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Percentage of net sales	0.00%	0.00%
Operating Groups | Lanier Apparel
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Net sales	$ 19,909	$ 23,356
Operating Groups | Lanier Apparel | Retail
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Percentage of net sales	0.00%	0.00%
Operating Groups | Lanier Apparel | E-commerce
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Percentage of net sales	0.00%	0.00%
Operating Groups | Lanier Apparel | Restaurant
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Percentage of net sales	0.00%	0.00%
Operating Groups | Lanier Apparel | Wholesale
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Percentage of net sales	100.00%	100.00%
Operating Groups | Lanier Apparel | Other
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Percentage of net sales	0.00%	0.00%
Operating Groups | Southern Tide
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Net sales	$ 13,472	$ 12,642
Operating Groups | Southern Tide | Retail
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Percentage of net sales	0.00%	0.00%
Operating Groups | Southern Tide | E-commerce
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Percentage of net sales	12.00%	12.00%
Operating Groups | Southern Tide | Restaurant
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Percentage of net sales	0.00%	0.00%
Operating Groups | Southern Tide | Wholesale
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Percentage of net sales	88.00%	88.00%
Operating Groups | Southern Tide | Other
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Percentage of net sales	0.00%	0.00%
Corporate and Other
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Net sales	$ 3,488	$ 526
Corporate and Other | Retail
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Percentage of net sales	0.00%	0.00%
Corporate and Other | E-commerce
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Percentage of net sales	60.00%	0.00%
Corporate and Other | Restaurant
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Percentage of net sales	0.00%	0.00%
Corporate and Other | Wholesale
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Percentage of net sales	23.00%	0.00%
Corporate and Other | Other
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Percentage of net sales	17.00%	100.00%