Accounting Standards Adopted in Fiscal 2018: (Details 1) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Aug. 04, 2018	Jul. 29, 2017	Aug. 04, 2018	Jul. 29, 2017
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Net sales	$ 302,641	$ 284,709	$ 575,269	$ 557,072
Percentage of net sales	100.00%	100.00%	100.00%	100.00%
Retail
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Net sales	$ 134,581	$ 127,197	$ 242,316	$ 229,860
Percentage of net sales	45.00%	45.00%	42.00%	41.00%
E-commerce
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Net sales	$ 63,363	$ 55,967	$ 107,885	$ 91,640
Percentage of net sales	21.00%	20.00%	19.00%	17.00%
Restaurant
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Net sales	$ 21,467	$ 20,029	$ 46,760	$ 43,438
Percentage of net sales	7.00%	7.00%	8.00%	8.00%
Wholesale
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Net sales	$ 82,402	$ 80,810	$ 176,778	$ 190,660
Percentage of net sales	27.00%	28.00%	31.00%	34.00%
Other
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Net sales	$ 828	$ 706	$ 1,530	$ 1,474
Percentage of net sales	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%
Operating Groups | Tommy Bahama
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Net sales	$ 192,728	$ 187,580	$ 359,860	$ 360,076
Operating Groups | Tommy Bahama | Retail
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Percentage of net sales	50.00%	52.00%	49.00%	49.00%
Operating Groups | Tommy Bahama | E-commerce
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Percentage of net sales	21.00%	19.00%	18.00%	16.00%
Operating Groups | Tommy Bahama | Restaurant
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Percentage of net sales	11.00%	11.00%	13.00%	12.00%
Operating Groups | Tommy Bahama | Wholesale
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Percentage of net sales	18.00%	18.00%	20.00%	23.00%
Operating Groups | Tommy Bahama | Other
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Percentage of net sales	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%
Operating Groups | Lilly Pulitzer
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Net sales	$ 71,623	$ 69,458	$ 140,250	$ 132,801
Operating Groups | Lilly Pulitzer | Retail
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Percentage of net sales	52.00%	42.00%	48.00%	40.00%
Operating Groups | Lilly Pulitzer | E-commerce
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Percentage of net sales	27.00%	26.00%	26.00%	23.00%
Operating Groups | Lilly Pulitzer | Restaurant
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Percentage of net sales	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%
Operating Groups | Lilly Pulitzer | Wholesale
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Percentage of net sales	21.00%	32.00%	26.00%	37.00%
Operating Groups | Lilly Pulitzer | Other
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Percentage of net sales	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%
Operating Groups | Lanier Apparel
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Net sales	$ 23,860	$ 17,848	$ 43,769	$ 41,204
Operating Groups | Lanier Apparel | Retail
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Percentage of net sales	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%
Operating Groups | Lanier Apparel | E-commerce
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Percentage of net sales	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%
Operating Groups | Lanier Apparel | Restaurant
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Percentage of net sales	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%
Operating Groups | Lanier Apparel | Wholesale
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Percentage of net sales	100.00%	100.00%	100.00%	100.00%
Operating Groups | Lanier Apparel | Other
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Percentage of net sales	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%
Operating Groups | Southern Tide
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Net sales	$ 11,777	$ 9,395	$ 25,249	$ 22,037
Operating Groups | Southern Tide | Retail
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Percentage of net sales	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%
Operating Groups | Southern Tide | E-commerce
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Percentage of net sales	20.00%	23.00%	16.00%	17.00%
Operating Groups | Southern Tide | Restaurant
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Percentage of net sales	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%
Operating Groups | Southern Tide | Wholesale
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Percentage of net sales	80.00%	77.00%	84.00%	83.00%
Operating Groups | Southern Tide | Other
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Percentage of net sales	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%
Corporate and Other
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Net sales	$ 2,653	$ 428	$ 6,141	$ 954
Corporate and Other | Retail
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Percentage of net sales	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%
Corporate and Other | E-commerce
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Percentage of net sales	51.00%	0.00%	56.00%	0.00%
Corporate and Other | Restaurant
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Percentage of net sales	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%
Corporate and Other | Wholesale
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Percentage of net sales	22.00%	0.00%	23.00%	0.00%
Corporate and Other | Other
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Percentage of net sales	27.00%	100.00%	21.00%	100.00%