Chico's Fas (CHS) S-8 Registration of securities for employees

Exhibit 23.1

Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

We consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration Statement (Form S-8) pertaining to the Chico’s FAS, Inc. 2020 Omnibus Stock and Incentive Plan of our reports dated March 16, 2020, with respect to the consolidated financial statements of Chico’s FAS, Inc. and subsidiaries and the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting of Chico’s FAS, Inc. and subsidiaries included in its Annual Report (Form 10-K) for the fiscal year ended February 1, 2020, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

/s/ ERNST & YOUNG LLP

Tampa, FL

June 29, 2020