Exhibit 21

SUBSIDIARIES OF THE REGISTRANT

BROWN SHOE COMPANY, INC.

January 29, 2005

Name	State or Country of Incorporation
Brown California, Inc.	California
Brown Cayman Ltd.	Cayman Islands
Brown Group Dublin Limited	Ireland
Brown Group Retail, Inc.	Pennsylvania
Brown Missouri, Inc.	Missouri
Brown Retail Development Company	Louisiana
Brown Shoe Company of Canada Ltd	Canada
Brown Shoe de Mexico, S.A. de C.V.	Mexico
Brown Shoe International, LLC	Delaware
Brown Shoe Investment Company, Inc.	Delaware
Brown Shoe International Sales and Licensing S.r.l.	Italy
Brown Shoe International Sales and Licensing Limited	Hong Kong
Brown Texas, Inc.	Texas
Buster Brown & Co.	Missouri
CV Missouri L.L.C.	Missouri
DongGuan Leeway Footwear Company Limited	China
Laysan Company Limited	Hong Kong
Leeway International Company Limited	Hong Kong
Maryland Square, Inc.	Missouri
Maserati Footwear, Inc.	New York
PIC International Corporation	Cayman Islands
Pagoda International Corporation do Brazil, LTDA	Brazil
Pagoda International Footwear Limited	Hong Kong
Pagoda Leather Limited	Hong Kong
Pagoda Trading North America, Inc.	Missouri
Shoes.com (91% owned)	Delaware
Sidney Rich Associates, Inc.	Missouri
Whitenox Limited	Hong Kong

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Exhibit 21

Subsidiaries of the Registrant (Continued)

Brown Group Retail, Inc. does business under the following names:

Factory Brand Shoes

Famous Footwear

Naturalizer

Naturalizer Etc.

Naturalizer Outlet

Naturalizer Shoes

Naturalizer West

Supermarket of Shoes

Warehouse Shoes

Brown Shoe Company of Canada, Ltd. does business under the following names:

F. X. LaSalle

Naturalizer