Guidelines for Foot Measuring
Guidelines for Foot Measuring
Tips:
- The best time to measure your feet with the following method is at the end of the day, when your feet are at their most swollen.
- Wear the same style of socks that you plan to wear with your shoes.
- Measure both feet and choose the shoe size that fits the bigger foot.
- If you are alone, it is best to take the measurements while sitting. If someone else is helping you, then standing on your feet is best.
- For a more accurate measurement, use centimeters instead of inches. If need be, you can convert inches to centimeters by multiplying by 2.54.
- There are wide variations among shoe measurement systems and therefore should be treated as a guideline only.
Measure Your Feet:
- Sitting or standing (see tip above), place one foot on a piece of paper. This may seem obvious, but make sure the sheet is bigger than your foot. You may want to tape the paper down to keep it from moving.
- Holding a pencil as straight as possible, trace around your entire foot. Try to be as accurate as possible so you get accurate measurements - this will help with finding the proper shoe sizing.
- Using a ruler, measure your foot width and length.
- Length: Measure the distance between the two longest points on your foot tracing. Now, reduce this measurement by 5 mm or 1/5 of an inch. This accounts for the slight space between your foot and the pencil.
- Width: Measure the distance between the two widest points on your tracing and also reduce this measurement by 5 mm or 1/5 of an inch. This number will help determine your foot width.
- It's crucial to use a reliable shoe size guide. Using your measurements from step 3, refer to the following shoe size conversion charts to determine your shoe size.
- The foot size charts below convert inches to the most common shoe sizes.
Women Shoe Size Guidelines
|
Shoe Size |
Shoe Widths |
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|
Inches |
Centimeters |
US size |
Euro size |
Shoe size |
Med |
Large |
X Large |
|
8 1/2 |
21.6 |
5 |
36 |
5 |
2.6" |
2.8" |
3.0" |
|
8 2/3 |
22.0 |
5 1/2 |
36 1/2 |
5 1/2 |
2.7" |
2.9" |
3.1" |
|
8 5/6 |
22.4 |
6 |
37 |
6 |
2.8" |
2.9" |
3.1" |
|
9 |
22.9 |
6 1/2 |
37 1/2 |
6 1/2 |
2.8" |
3.0" |
3.2" |
|
9 1/16 |
23.3 |
7 |
38 |
7 |
2.9" |
3.1" |
3.3" |
|
9 1/3 |
23.7 |
7 1/2 |
38 1/2 |
7 1/2 |
2.9" |
3.1" |
3.3" |
|
9 1/2 |
24.1 |
8 |
39 |
8 |
3.0" |
3.2" |
3.4" |
|
9 2/3 |
24.6 |
8 1/2 |
39 1/2 |
8 1/2 |
3.1" |
3.3" |
3.4" |
|
9 5/16 |
25 |
9 |
40 |
9 |
3.1" |
3.3" |
3.5" |
|
10 |
25.4 |
9 1/2 |
40 1/2 |
9 1/2 |
3.2" |
3.4" |
3.6" |
|
10 1/6 |
25.8 |
10 |
41 |
10 |
3.3" |
3.4" |
3.6" |