General Financial Releases

Brown Shoe Announces Certification of SEC Filings

ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI, September 10, 2002-- Brown Shoe Company, Inc. (NYSE: BWS) announced that Ronald Fromm, chairman, president and chief executive officer, and Andrew Rosen, senior vice president and chief financial officer, today filed unqualified sworn statements with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). These statements affirm the accuracy and completeness of disclosures in Brown Shoe SEC filings this year, including its 2001 Annual Report on Form 10-K and first and second quarter 2002 Form 10-Qs.

Brown Shoe

is a $1.76 billion footwear company with worldwide operations. The company operates the 900-store Famous Footwear chain, which sells

brand name shoes for less

. It also operates 400 Naturalizer stores in the U.S. and Canada that sell the Naturalizer brand of shoes and accessories. Brown Shoe, through its wholesale divisions, owns and markets leading footwear brands including Naturalizer, LifeStride, Connie, Buster Brown; it also markets licensed brands including Dr. Scholl's and Carlos by Carlos Santana for adults, and Barbie, Star Wars, Spider-Man and Bob-the-Builder character footwear for children. Brown Shoe press releases are available on the company's web site at