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EXHIBIT 23
Consent of Independent Auditors
We consent to the incorporation by reference in this Annual Report (Form 10-K) of Brown Shoe Company, Inc. of our report dated February
26, 2003, included in the 2002 Annual Report to Shareholders of Brown Shoe Company, Inc.
Our audits also included the financial statement schedule of Brown Shoe Company, Inc. listed in Item 15(a). This schedule is the
responsibility of the Company's management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion based on our audits. In our opinion, the financial
statement schedule referred to above, when considered in relation to the basic financial statements taken as a whole, presents fairly in all
material respects the information set forth therein.
We also consent to the incorporation by reference in the following registration statements of Brown Shoe Company, Inc. of our report dated
February 26, 2003, with respect to the consolidated financial statements and schedule of Brown Shoe Company, Inc. included or
incorporated by reference in the Annual Report (Form 10-K) for the year ended February 1, 2003:
Form Number
Registration
Statement
Number Description
Form S-8 2-58347 Stock Purchase Plan of 1977, as amended
Form S-8 33-22328 Brown Group, Inc. Stock Option and Restricted Stock Plan of 1987,
as amended
Form S-8 33-58751 Stock Option and Restricted Stock Plan of 1994, as amended
Form S-8 33-83717 Incentive and Stock Compensation Plan of 1999
Form S-8 33-65900 Brown Shoe Company, Inc. 401(k) Savings Plan
Form S-8 333-89014 Brown Shoe Company, Inc. Incentive and Stock Compensation Plan
of 2002
St. Louis, Missouri /s/ Ernst & Young LLP
April 11, 2003