CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

We consent to the reference to our firm under the caption "Independent
Registered Public Accounting Firm" and to the use of our report dated March 8,
2005, except for Note 18 as to which the date is March 14, 2005 and Note 20 as
to which the date is April 7, 2005, in the Registration Statement (Form S-4 No.
333-00000) and Related Prospectus of Brown Shoe Company, Inc. (the "Company")
for the registration of $150,000,000 of 8 3/4% Senior Notes due 2012.

We also consent to the incorporation by reference therein of our report dated
March 8, 2005, except for Note 18, as to which the date is March 14, 2005, with
respect to the consolidated financial statements and schedule of the Company
included in its Annual Report (Form 10-K) for the year ended January 29, 2005,
filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, and to the incorporation by
reference therein of our report dated March 8, 2005 with respect to Company
management's assessment of the effectiveness of internal control over financial
reporting and the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting of
the Company included in its Annual Report (Form 10-K) for the year ended January
29, 2005, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.



                                             /s/ Ernst & Young LLP


St. Louis, Missouri
May 12, 2005