Shoe size help?

[Guest Tifanni]

I have size 10.5 shoes in male US shoe size, will a size 12 in US woman sizes fit my feet?

[Guest MsGsptlsnz]

My feet seem to be funny. I wear something like a 10 to an 11 in mens shoes depending on brand and style. I wear a ten to an 100 in womens too. Depending on brand and style. My rule of thumb is if its under 10 bucks and a size 10 I'll grab it and try it out at home. If I'm paying over 10 bucks I get the 11. I got a pair of wild high heel platforms in an 11 and they are almost too big, myfeet swim in them with the strap tighened down as much as I could. But then I can't count the number of redonated pairs of 10s I've gone through yet half the shoes in my closet are 10s and I love them all.

My suggestion would be hit the Goodwills, Salvation Armys and other thrift stores. Buy up several cheep pairs in differant styles in the 10, 11 and 12 range if you can find them that large and try them out. See what works for you. If they don't fit, redonate them and concider it your good deed for the day. If you can't find any 11s or 12s there try Kmart, they run into the 11s I know and maybe the 12s. Go ahead and try them on there, no one cares. The Kmartians aren't going to mock you or call the cops. If something fits, buy it there. I got a real nice pair of mary janes in candy red size 11 there that fit me like they were hand made for my feet for $15. Good deal I thought concidering the pair I wanted, snakeskin red platform stillettos, were $35.

[Guest Melissa~]

Try 11w. Womens shoes are only a fraction of an inch shorter than mens for equal size, the typical problem is almost entirely in width. Keep your eyes open for the W or even wider.

[Guest meagan]

Shoes sizes for women are a royal pain in the butt. If you like a brand or name and find the size that fits it is easy to stick with shoes under the same name. Steve Madden for example. In Maddens i am a true to size (TTS) 10 and almost all their 10s fit. Odd times i may do a 9.5.

Shoes by Italian designers i go 11 as they always size a size smaller than everyone else. No idea why. A good idea is to measure your foot. That way if you are online or ebaying, you can request insole measures.

I also consider material. Man made may or may not stretch with wear. Leather will stretch and i often go half size down if open toe or sandal. Some closed toe i may have to use a heel grip/liner if there is more stretch than anticipated, otherwise TTS usually works fine.

Generally in mens i am a 9, womens 9.5 to 10

good luck to you and i hope you find something to die for

[Guest Zeda]

Okay, I am perplexed. I used this guide to find my shoesize: http://shoes.about.com/od/fitcomfort/ss/measurefeet_2.htm

I measured at 11 5/16 inches long and 4 inches at the widest point. I used this chart for the size: http://shoes.about.com/od/fitcomfort/a/wshoeconversion.htm

I noticed that every inch in length was three shoe sizes, so that means I would be a size 13, precisely. For width, "average" is what I would be. Why is this perplexing? A few years ago, I couldn't even fit into a size 15 mens shoe without discomfort. Magically, my feet started to shrink and now I have a size 15, but I needed shoes as wide as they made them, still. Now, I notice that my shoes are once again pretty loose and they are causing blisters. But really, how do I go from a size 15 mens , as wide as you can get, to a size 13 women's of average width?

Next time I see some shoes, I'll be trying them on. If I can fit into a size 13, I want them. I think those charts are off or my feet are weird, though, because they say I am a size 12 in mens and I haven't been able to fit in a shoe that small since middle school XD

Who knows, maybe nature is once again working for my cause?

[Guest SusanB]

Try payless shoes, they go up to 13

I wear a 12 mens and most 13's in womens fit fine

Sometimes go with a 12 for sandals

[Guest Robin Winter]

If you do a quick search, you can find instructions on measuring your feet to get your womens shoe size. I did and unfortunately Melissa was correct and mine is a wide shoe, 10w. Hard to find anywhere but online, and the selection tends to really suck.

[Guest Paradox]

Strangely, the size of my feet has been changing as I lose muscle mass. Unexpected, but not unpleasant or unwanted, I now find myself no longer sure of my shoe size. My rings fall off of my fingers as they have become thinner also.

What's a girl to do?

[Guest Madison_Always]

I am an 8.5-9 in guys shoes and a 9-10 in women's depending on the shoe.

[Guest DanD]

Id say just try out some shoes of various sizes, and dont trrust those shoe measuring things in the srtores, sometimes theyre not right..probably damaged somehow so they read wrong.

my sisters used to say a 9 and half womens, would be the 6 and half mens.. i used to wear a 6'5 mens for a long time.

later my feet chamged size somehow..i wore a 8 or 8.5 mens, but some brands seemed too tight, well i have extra wide feet though, so maybe thats part of it. last time i went to buy shoes..i felt like cinderella, but my glass slipper didnt fit!? But thats the size i wore before, in the same brand shoes..?? well i just tried on shoes tilli found ones that fit then. 10 extra wide in mens now.

i look at the old shoes next to the new ones and they dont seem to look very much different, even though theyre 2 sizes different.

I think,, some discount places probably get factory seconds, and they might not be sized right. and maybe some of these chinese companies, etc..just dont size things very well?? so I wouldnt pay so much attention to the tag inside, just whatever feels right when you buy it. you dont want to hurt your feet by wearing the wrong size shoes.

same thing is true with bras..brands and styles make it totally different than another one, you just sort of have to figure out what works best for you, regardless of the tags inside. Too tight or too loose can be a big waste of money and actually cause alot of pain.

[Guest]

There really is no "standardized" sizing.

IMHO. The variations in each size is usually because of different manufacturing and country of origin.

Try it on if it fits wear it. Makes it really tough for online shopping.

Huggs,

Joann

[Guest DanD]

i used to find that Sears was one of the few stores that had actual width sizes available so i went there usually...

but later on they seemed to only get a few of each size and stick with the more common sizes.

started to wonder if id have to go find a shoemaker or what?

Payless are cool because theyre cheap, but the sizes vary..might be labelled goofy.

Kohls lately has a good variety of widths and brands these days. but their foot measurer thing wasnt measuring right. i noticed some screws had come off and were replaced..seemed like it affected the readings... i thought i was losing my mind! there was NO WAY I could fit into a shoe the size they said i'd fit into.

some brands dont even HAVE widths available. New Balance does have widths, so ive been sticking with those lately for general daily shoes.

[Guest Robin Winter]

i used to find that Sears was one of the few stores that had actual width sizes available so i went there usually...

but later on they seemed to only get a few of each size and stick with the more common sizes.

started to wonder if id have to go find a shoemaker or what?

Payless are cool because theyre cheap, but the sizes vary..might be labelled goofy.

Kohls lately has a good variety of widths and brands these days. but their foot measurer thing wasnt measuring right. i noticed some screws had come off and were replaced..seemed like it affected the readings... i thought i was losing my mind! there was NO WAY I could fit into a shoe the size they said i'd fit into.

some brands dont even HAVE widths available. New Balance does have widths, so ive been sticking with those lately for general daily shoes.

I discovered yesterday that Dr. Scholls at Wal-Mart has a big selection of Wide sizes available in store now. The one I went to does, anyway, and it didn't last time I was there, so maybe they're becoming more available other places too. I got a pair and they're the most comfortable shoes I've ever worn.

[Guest JBPerry]

well....i actually don't have to worry too much.....i can fit girls size 6 still and also wear womens 8 1/2 no problem either.....means I can save money!!!

[Guest Jo-88]

I have seen a small change in my shoe size as I lose muscle mass as well... Ive gone from a 13-14 mens to a 12-13 mens (depending on the shoe)... pretty cool but still means that shopping for women's shoes is almost impossible. I have to go with more unisex styles that are sized in mens sizes. Very few womens shoes come in a size 14 much less a 15.

[Guest Rhiana]

I just looked on amazon and they have a conversion from inches to woman's shoe size. Very helpful! My feet are 11 1/2 inches long so I wear a size 14 it says. Size 14 are 11 5/8 long so they should be the best fit. The best part is they have my boots in my size in stock!

I hope this helps hun

[Guest Rhiana]

Here's a link to a shoe width chart that I fould helpful!

http://shoes.about.com/od/fitcomfort/a/womens_width.htm

[Guest rowyn]

I find that brand and type of footwear make a big difference. For shoes, I'll take a size 9-9.5 in both men's and women's, but for women's boots so far, I take a 10.

[Guest JeepGirl90]

I'm actually a 10.5 in mens, I find I can wear size 12 womens pretty confortably or 11W if you can find them tend to fit most of the time for me as well.

-Christina

[Guest Jo-88]

you girls make me jealous... I have Sasquatch feet. Even for mens shoes, most of the time I have to special order them in my size. Womens shoes? well you can forget it.