Shoes ABC - Women Wearing Mens Shoes- The Whys and Hows to Converting Sizes

Women Wearing Mens Shoes- The Whys and Hows to Converting Sizes

A shoe size is defined as, a numerical indication of the fitting size of a shoe for a person. To determine what shoe size you need it is best to have your feet measured by a professional at a shoe store before you begin your shoe shopping. Some individuals have one foot that is slightly larger than the other and the shoe size should always go by the larger of the two. Each individual shoe is appropriate for a tiny interval of foot lengths with the length of the shoes inner cavity being generally longer (15 to 20 mm) than is the foots length. However this tends to vary from shoe to shoe and manufacturer to manufacturer. A shoe-size system can make reference to three specific lengths and these are the average length of foot for which a shoe is designed,

the length of the shoes inner cavity and thirdly, the length of what is known as the last. This is the one manufacturers used most often and the last is the foot-shaped template that is used to produce the finished product.

There are a number of different length units that are used throughout the world to define different systems of shoes. These include the millimeter (mm), the centimeter (cm, which equals 10 mm), the Paris point, which equals 2/3 cm, which in turn equals 6.67 mm, and lastly, the Barleycorn, which equals 1/3 inch and according to the metric system is 8.47 mm. In the United Kingdom and Australia shoe size determination is calculated by the length of the last, which is measured in barleycorns but minus a constant. The same constant is used for men in these countries but different ones are used for womens shoes. In most European countries including France and Germany a traditional shoe size is calculated as the lasts length measured in Paris points.

In Canada and the United States shoe size is calculated the length of the last, which is then measured in barleycorns and is minus a constant, decides upon the same way it is in the United Kingdom- it. This constant is not the same for women, mens and childrens shoes. In North America womens shoes are broken down into the common scale and the less commonly used, Standard or FIA (Footwear Industries of America) scale. The common scale is one in which womens sizes are the same as mens but plus 1.5 (to use an example a 10.5 mens shoe size would be a womans size 12). In the standard scale womens and mens are the same but this time it is plus 1 (therefore a mens 9.5 would be a womens 10.5).

A woman may choose to shop in the mens shoe department instead of the womens department for a variety of reasons. Perhaps she is looking for a very specific kind of shoe such as a boat shoe or loafer and is unable to find one she likes and/or one that is in her size in the womens shoe section but it can be found in the mens; perhaps the design of a particular pair of mens shoes appeals to her more; maybe the mens shoe is made of a more sturdy construction or perhaps the mens shoe is either the price she wants to pay or is presently on sale. Another reason might have to do with the company name. Some people are very particular about brand names and like to stick with the tried and true. Sometimes the determining factor when it comes to a shoe purchase is how the shoe feels on ones foot. It is always a good idea to shop for shoes later in the day as feet expands as the day progresses and takes the time to walk around a bit in the shoe aisle to get a feel for the shoe in question. Make sure your toes are not too close to the end and that the shoe doesnt squeeze the toes, but also that the shoes arent too big that they flop off the feet.

To give some examples of shoe size conversions, a womens size 8 American shoe is a mens size 6.5; a womens 8.5 is a mens 7; a womens 9 is a mens 7.5 and a womens 9.5 is a mens 8.

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