Exhibit 23
Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
We consent to the incorporation by reference in the following Registration Statements of Brown Shoe Company, Inc. of our reports dated March 27, 2012, with respect to the consolidated financial statements and schedule of Brown Shoe Company, Inc. and the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting of Brown Shoe Company, Inc., included in this Annual Report (Form 10-K) for the year ended January 28, 2012.
Form Number | Registration Statement Number | Description |
Form S-8 | 333-83717 | Incentive and Stock Compensation Plan of 1999 |
Form S-8 | 333-65900 | Brown Shoe Company, Inc. 401(k) Savings Plan |
Form S-8 | 333-89014 | Brown Shoe Company, Inc. Incentive and Stock Compensation Plan of 2002 |
Form S-8 | 333-134496 | Brown Shoe Company, Inc. Incentive and Stock Compensation Plan of 2002, as amended |
Form S-8 | 333-147989 | Brown Shoe Company, Inc. Deferred Compensation Plan |
Form S-8 | 333-151122 | Brown Shoe Company, Inc. Incentive and Stock Compensation Plan of 2002, as amended |
Form S-8 | 333-174526 | Brown Shoe Company, Inc. Incentive and Stock Compensation Plan of 2011 |
Form S-4 | 333-175574 | Brown Shoe Company, Inc. Offer to Exchange $200,000,000 7⅛% Senior Notes due 2019 for $200,000,000 7⅛% Senior Notes due 2019 that have been registered under the Securities Act of 1933 |
/s/ ERNST & YOUNG LLP
St. Louis, Missouri
March 27, 2012