POWER OF ATTORNEY



Known all by these present, that the undersigned hereby constitutes and

appoints each of Kent A. Kleeberger, A. Alexander Rhodes, Gregory S.

Golovko and Gary I. Teblum, signing singly, the undersigned's true and

lawful attorney-in-fact to:

(1) execute for and on behalf of the undersigned, in the undersigned's

capacity as an officer and/or director of Chico's FAS, Inc. (the "Company"),

Forms 3, 4, and 5 in accordance with Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange

Act of 1934 and the rules thereunder,

(2) do and perform any and all acts for and on behalf of the undersigned

which may be necessary or desirable to complete and execute any such

Form 3, 4, or 5 and timely file such form with the United States Securities

and Exchange Commission and any stock exchange or similar authority; and

(3) take any other action of any type whatsoever in connection with the

foregoing which, in the opinion of such attorney-in-fact, may be of benefit

to, in the best interest of, or legally required by, the undersigned, it

being understood that the documents executed by such attorney-in-fact on

behalf of the undersigned pursuant to this power of attorney shall be in

such form and shall contain such terms and conditions as such attorney-in-fact

may approve in such attorney-in-fact's discretion.

The undersigned hereby grants to each such attorney-in-fact full power and

authority to do and perform any and every act and thing whatsoever requisite,

necessary, or proper to be done in the exercise of any of the rights and powers

herein granted, as fully to all intents and purposes as the

undersigned might or could do if personally present, with full power of

substitution or revocation, hereby ratifying and confirming all that such

attorney-in-fact, or such attorney-in-fact's substitute or substitutes,

shall lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue of this power of attorney

and the rights and powers herein granted.

The undersigned acknowledges that the foregoing attorneys-in-fact, in serving

in such capacity at the request of the undersigned, are not assuming, nor is

the Company assuming, any of the undersigned's responsibilities to comply with

Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

This power of attorney shall remain in full force and effect until the undersigned

is no longer required to file Forms 3, 4, and 5 with respect to the undersigned's

holdings of and transactions in securities issued by the Company, unless earlier

revoked by the undersigned in a signed writing delivered to the foregoing

attorneys-in-fact.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has caused this Power of Attorney to be

executed effective as of the 7th day of May 2010.





/s/ Laurie Van Brunt



Laurie Van Brunt