Okay so we're not the greatest photograpers. We know shoes, not cameras. But she was here! Jackie Joyner-Kersee, Sports Illustrated voted greatest female athlete of the 20th century, pictured above with fitting specialist Stephanie Hoth at New Balance Saint Louis II Creve Coeur location. Jackie Joyner-Kersee (born March 3, 1962 in East St. Louis, Illinois) is a retired American athlete, ranked among the all-time greates athletes in the women's heptathlon as wess as in the women's long jump. Jackie won three gold, one silver and two bronze Olympic medals in those two different events. Achievements best compared to "Babe" Didrikson Zaharias, rumored to be Jackie's original inspiration. In 1988, Joyner-Kersee established the Jackie Joyner-Kersee Foundation, which provides youth, adults, and families with the resources to improve their quality of life with special attention directed to East Saint Louis, IL. That's an amazing way to give back to the community. But that's not all! In 2007, Jackie along with Andre Agassi, Muhammad Ali, Lance Armstron, Jeff Gordon, Tony Hawk, Warrick Dunn, Andrea Jaeger, Mario Lemieux, Mia Hamm, Alonzo Mourning, and Cal Ripken, Jr. founded the "Athletes for Hope", a charitable organization. This particular organization helps professional athletes get involved in other charitable causes and inspires millions of non-athletes to volunteer and support the community. So I'm sure I don't have to tell you how amazingly privileged we feel to have met and assisted such an amazing role-model.
Thanks Jackie! And thanks to STLII for sharing the experience!  

"They" say you shouldn't judge a book by it's cover. However, with the fantastic new look and format of  BrownsCatalog.com we say, "Go For It!" With easy to navigate drop down menus you can skip straight to what you're looking for under gender-specific categories such as running, walking, etc. Or you can sort through by brand: New Balance, Aravon, Dunham, Keen, Clarks, Merrell, Birki's, Klogs, and Drew. You will also be able to set up an account to provide an easy check-out for future visits, look up your last order, or track current orders. It's never been easier to find what you need! If you have specific ailments ask Dr.Shoelutions for recommendations at the bottom of the homepage. Or sign up for our Email newsletter to be notified of sales and events. Don't have a lot of time to spend online? Request a catalog and browse on your daily commute, preferrably not from the driver's seat. I could go on and on because basically.. We Love it! And we're fairly certain you will too! So go ahead. Judge us by our cover because we also have the customer service to back it up! If you have any questions or comments please feel free to give us a shout out at info@brownscatalog.com.

*Insider's tip: Look for our Back to School sale soon!

**FYI: Since the changeover to our new web format some of the links on previous blogs were broken. We're working on fixing most of them however if something doesn't link use the keyword in the search box on our homepage in the upper right hand corner. I apologize for any inconvenience! If you still experience problems with finding something mentioned in a blog please feel free to contact me directly at jessica@brownscatalog.com and I will send you a proper link. Thank you!

Not just a cheesy pick-up line!
Everytime you come to Brown's and take a purchase home with you we give you points.

Brownie Points Reward Program!

Our Brownie Points Reward Program is free, easy to use, and you earn points every time you shop. Let us show our appreciation to you, our loyal customer, through Brownie Points!

Here is how Brownie Points will benefit you:

• Earn 1 Brownie Point for every $50 spent* in our stores, on-line or through our catalog. Accumulate 12 points and receive 50%** off any pair of shoes. It's that easy! (Putting it another way, it's like saving 10% with every purchase!)
• Points are earned when you purchase footwear*, apparel, socks, insoles*, shoe care products, etc.
  This includes regular and sale-priced items.
• FREE membership. Everyone is automatically enrolled with the first purchase.
• No need to carry a card. Points are automatically added to your account and totals are reflected on each receipt.
  To inquire about your Brownie Point total, please email Info@BrownsCatalog.com or contact customer service at 800.728.6247.

Shopping with Brown's Catalog has its advantages!

Shop at these locations to earn Brownie Points:

• New Balance St. Louis
• New Balance Kansas City
• New Balance Branson
• Brown's Catalog
• BrownsCatalog.com
• Brown's Shoe Center

  *Does not include purchases of pedorthic items and/or services of shoe modifications, custom shoes, etc.
  **Discount is deducted from regular price of shoes.

It's that time of year again. A sea of thousands upon thousands of people will fill the streets of downtown Saint Louis in support of Susan G Komen this Saturday June 13th.  Saint Louis held their first Race for the Cure in 1999 with 10,257 participants, a record for a first year Komen event. Today, the Komen Race for the Cure Saint Louis is one of the top three largest Race for the Cure events in the world with around 65,000 expected participants including over 4500 survivors. Up to seventy-five percent of the net money raised will stay in the Saint Louis area to fund education, screening, treatment and support groups. New Balance has been there since the beginning! New Balance proudly celebrates its 20th anniversary of association with Susan G Komen for the Cure this year, 2009. Read more about New Balance involvement here and here,where you can also find Lace up for the Cure® styles featuring the official logo and pink ribbon of Susan G Komen for the Cure. Sadly I will miss the race this year so I will have to rely on my comrades for footage and updates on the great event. In the meantime enjoy footage from last year's race. If you will be attending tomorrow's race be sure to look for the New Balance booth!

Every year someone breaks out the candles, puts them on a cake and tells you, "Too many more of these and we'll have to order a bigger cake." While we appreciate the humor every year, we still can't help but think of how that person would look with icing up their nose. *Far off look with sheepish grin...ahem...back to the point. In the Middle Ages the English would conceal symbolic items such as gold coins, rings and thimbles inside their cakes. Each item was associated with a prediction. For example, a person finding a gold coin in a birthday cake would supposedly become wealthy; a person discovering a thimble would never marry. Thank goodness I didn't get a "seamstress" cake! Don't get me wrong. Cake is good, especially when it's birthday cake because as we all know, those calories DO NOT count. However, we still look for a few more ways to celebrate another year's worth of livin'! This year I choose SHOES, but there is too much to choose from! I need your help. I have listed below 28 models for 28 years. Let me know what your favorite is. After all a girl can never have too many shoes, except maybe Imelda Marcos, who said, "I did not have 3,000 pairs of shoes; I had 1,060." 
Sandals
Petra (red)   Petra (bronze)   Salina
                
Mia             Margot     Phoebe     Monica          Iris         Agave      Pianosa    Freeport   Newport H2
                     
Ormond     Venice H2         Venice
            
Casual/Dress
Maddie     LaJolla     Portofino  Siren Ginger   Un.Chart
                
Un.Poem (Brown        Black         Olive) 
                            
Athletic
WT909OR      WR1063WB      WR1224ST      WW966BR      WX1210TR
                            

"You cannot put the same shoe on every foot."  ~Pubilius Syrus