London’s b STORE awarded “SHOP OF THE YEAR” at British Fashion Awards In a gala event at the Victoria & Albert Museum last night, b STORE, nominated alongside Liberty and Harrods, scoop “SHOP OF THE YEAR” “It’s great to see an independent retailer saluted in this way. b Store goes beyond simply retail; it is a celebration of art, fashion and creativity and it’s warming to see it recognised with this award” Nicki Bidder, Editor-In-Chief, DAZED & CONFUSED

Above: Illustrator JO RATCLIFFE presently exhibiting at b STORE When the B Store founders took the extraordinary move of housing new and graduate designer clothing alongside his new footwear brand now known as b Footwear, they never imagined that labels such as Peter Jensen and Roksanda Ilincic would become key events on London’s Fashion Week schedule, or that b Footwear would be worn by Alexander McQueen, David Bowie, Bono, Razorlight, Kate Moss, Kylie, Bjork, and Helena Christiansen. Having just published their first book, aptly named b Book at London Fashion Week, b Store recently launched b Clothing, the perfect compliment to their house shoe brand, b Footwear. Alongside Kirk Beattie, Co-Owner Matthew Murphy has carefully nurtured a tight group of design talent, who have become the ' b Store family of designers'. “...his instinct for potential talent is killer", says The Independent.