EXHIBIT 23.1

INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' CONSENT AND REPORT ON SCHEDULE

Board of Directors
bebe stores, inc.

We consent to the incorporation by reference in Registration Statement
No. 333-65201 of bebe stores, inc. (dba bebe) on Form S-8 of our report dated
August 4, 2000, appearing in this Annual Report on Form 10-K of bebe
stores, inc. (dba bebe) for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2000.

Our audits of the financial statements referred to in our aforementioned report
also included the financial statement schedule of bebe stores, inc., listed in
Item 14(a)2. This financial statement schedule is the responsibility of the
Company's management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion based on our
audits. In our opinion, such financial statement schedule, when considered in
relation to the basic financial statements taken as a whole, presents fairly in
all material respects the information set forth herein.

San Francisco, California
September 26, 2000