Independent lifestyle shop selling vintage clothes and designer handbags set to open in Shrewsbury next week

Badu will be opening its doors in Wyle Cop, on Monday (March 3). 

With aims to be a one-stop shop for all things vintage and luxury, Badu is the brainchild of entrepreneur Jade Jenkins and chef Patrick McNulty who wanted to fill a gap in the market. 

“We've always wanted to open a shop together,” Jade told the Shropshire Star. 

“This is a creative outlet for us. This is bringing our past together, all of our experiences.” 

Jade, who also manages Jenko's, a Mongolian barbecue restaurant in Telford, has always taken on many other projects on the side, dabbling in everything from an online vintage shop to floristry.

Meanwhile, her fiancé Patrick, who now works at Michelin star restaurant Ynyshir in Wales, studied at London College of Fashion. 

Jade said it was their mutual desire to create something that was a “collaboration of art, creativity and music” that led them to launch Badu. 

Jade said: “We got the keys in December and it was a bit of a shell when we got it so we’ve been renovating it.

“There's a space in the market for what we want to do and this is our first business together, which we're really looking forward to.”

Customers can expect everything from luxury vintage clothing, interiors from the mid-century era, handmade jewellery, accessories and vinyl to plants and seasonal arrangements, skincare and home aromas. 

A range of hot drinks and a small selection of baked goods will also be available for purchase. 

Down the line, Badu will also offer creative workshops for floristry, jewellery making, candle making and more. It will also be home to food pop-ups in the future. 

Find out more information about Badu via the official social media channels.

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