EXHIBIT 99.1
                         [CHICO'S FAS, INC. LETTERHEAD]


                                April 24, 2002


Securities and Exchange Commission
450 Fifth Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20549-0408

Ladies and Gentlemen:

         The purpose of this letter is to address the requirements of the
Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") with respect to issuers that include
accountants' reports from Arthur Andersen LLP ("AA") issued after March 14,
2002 in filings with the SEC.

         In connection with the audit of the consolidated balance sheets of
Chico's FAS, Inc. and subsidiaries (the "Company") as of February 2, 2002,
and the related consolidated statements of income, stockholders' equity and
cash flows for the year then ended, AA has issued a report to the Company dated
March 4, 2002 (the "Report"). The Report is included in the Company's Annual
Report to Shareholders for the fiscal year ended February 2, 2002, and is
incorporated by reference into the Form 10-K of which this Exhibit is a part.

         Pursuant to Temporary Note 3T to Article 3 of Regulation S-X, the
Company has received the following written representations from AA:

         "We have audited the consolidated balance sheets of Chico's FAS, Inc.
and subsidiaries as of February 2, 2002, and the related consolidated
statements of income, stockholders' equity and cash flows for the year then
ended, and have issued our report thereon dated March 4, 2002. We represent
that this audit was subject to Andersen's quality control system for the U.S.
accounting and auditing practice to provide reasonable assurance that the
engagement was conducted in compliance with professional standards and that
there was appropriate continuity of Andersen personnel working on the audit and
availability of national office consultation. Availability of personnel at
foreign affiliates of Andersen is not relevant to this audit."


                                    CHICO'S FAS, INC.

                                    By: /s/ Charles J. Kleman
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                                    Name: Charles J. Kleman
                                    Its: Executive Vice President -
                                    Finance and Chief Financial Officer