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                                                                    EXHIBIT 23.1
 
              INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' CONSENT AND REPORT ON SCHEDULE
 
Board of Directors
 
bebe stores, inc.
 
    We consent to the use in this Registration Statement of bebe stores, inc. on
Form S-1 of our report dated April 14, 1998, appearing in the Prospectus, which
is a part of this Registration Statement, and to the references to us under the
headings "Selected Financial and Operating Data" and "Experts" in such
Prospectus.
 
    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 16(b). 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 therein.
 
                                          Deloitte & Touche LLP
 
San Francisco, California
April 15, 1998
