The Shoe Size Conversion Chart From Mens To Womens You Urgently Need
More and more women are buying their comfort shoes from the men section. As long as it is comforting and good looking, who cares what gender the shoes are meant to be wear. The problem is that men's shoe size are quite different from women's. How can one know precisely the shoe size she's going to need? In this article we will help you with this once and for all.
1. Why are men's and women's shoe size different?
First we have to go through the question of the reason why the two gender's shoe sizes are not the same.
The obvious answer that anyone can think off is that our bodies are fundamentally different. When reaching adulthood, each sex develops different body sizes. Generally speaking, male's feet are wider and longer.
Then there're differences in design. Since males tend to be heavier and foot mass is larger, the shoes are usually made wider for the same length. On the other hand, women shoes offer a little more wiigle room in the forefoot and toe area.
The angle that our foot hit the ground is no the same as well. Since women have wider hips, this angle, also known as Q-angle, is tighter so women's shoes often offer extra support.
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2. Men's US shoe size to women's conversion chart
WOMEN's US SHOE SIZE | MEN's US SHOE SIZE |
4 - 5 | - |
5.5 - 6 | 4 - 4.5 |
6.5 - 7 | 5 - 5.5 |
7.5 - 8 | 6 - 6.5 |
8.5 - 9 | 7 - 7.5 |
9.5 - 10 | 8 - 8.5 |
10.5 - 11 | 9 - 9.5 |
11.5 - 12 | 10 - 10.5 |
12.5 - 13 | 11 - 11.5 |
The general rule of thumb is to add abou 1.5 to women's size and you will have the corresponding men's size and vice versa. There are some exceptions though, such as there are no corresponding men's shoe size for size 4-6 for women, and there are hardly any women shoe size that is larger than 15, which is about size 13.5 for men and it still go to 15.5.
3. Men's UK shoe size to women's conversion chart
In general, the main difference between women and men shoe sizes is the width. Women’s shoes are usually built to be wider in the toe and forefoot area, narrower towards the heel. The US have a different sizing for women, while in the UK and Europe, shoe sizing is usually unisex. What can be said is that men’s shoes are generally a bit wider than women’s. So, you may want to choose men’s shoes that’s a bit smaller than you’re typical size if you are a woman.
WOMEN's UK SHOE SIZE | MEN's UK SHOE SIZE |
2 - 3 | - |
3.5 - 4 | 3.5 - 4 |
4.5 - 5 | 4.5 - 5 |
5.5 - 6 | 5.5 - 6 |
6.5 - 7 | 6.5 - 7 |
7.5 - 8 | 7.5 - 8 |
8.5 - 9 | 8.5 - 9 |
9. 5 - 10 | 9. 5 - 10 |
10.5 - 11 | 10.5 - 11 |
Same as that of the US, there is no corresponding men's size for women's size 2 - 3 since it is too small and there is no corresponding women's size for men's size 13.5 and abote since they are are too large.
4. Men's Europe shoe size to women's conversion chart
WOMEN's EUROPE SHOE SIZE | MEN's EUROPE SHOE SIZE |
35 - 36 | - |
37 - 37.5 | 36.5 - 37 |
38 - 39 | 37.5 -38 |
39.5 - 40 | 38.5 - 39 |
40.5 - 41 | 39.5 -40 |
41.5 - 42 | 40.5 - 41 |
42.5 - 43 | 41.5 - 42 |
43.5 - 44 | 42.5 - 43 |
44.5 - 45 | 43.5 - 44 |
Still hard to graps? We have made an extra guides relating to men's to women's clothing size conversion and UK size to US standard chart. Go check them out.
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