International Shoes Sizes
AUSTRALIA |
UK |
US |
EUROPEAN |
JAPAN |
CHINA |
6 |
6 |
6 1/2 |
39 |
25 1/2 |
41 |
7 |
7 |
7 1/2 |
40 |
26 |
41 1/2 |
8 |
8 |
8 1/2 |
42 |
27 |
43 |
9 |
9 |
9 1/2 |
43 1/2 |
28 |
44 |
10 |
10 |
10 1/2 |
44 1/2 |
29 |
45 |
11 |
11 |
11 1/2 |
45 1/2 |
30 |
46 1/2 |
12 |
12 |
12 1/2 |
46 1/2 |
31 |
47 1/2 |
13 |
13 |
13 1/2 |
47 1/2 |
32 |
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How to Measure Your Feet and Determine Your Shoe Size
Measuring your feet and then calculating your shoe size is not difficult and does not require any special equipment. Feet are, however, three-dimensional, and size charts will only account for two of those dimensions - length and width. The only way to guarantee a perfect fit is by trying shoes on.
Trace Your Feet
You should measure your feet at the end of the day. This is because your feet will swell throughout the day and will be larger at the end of the day than they are at the beginning. You should also measure your feet while wearing a pair of socks similar to the ones to be worn with the shoes being purchased.
Tape a piece of paper to the floor to ensure that it does not move.
Sit on a chair with one foot firmly planted on the the paper. Bend your leg slightly forward so that your shin is slightly in front of your ankle.
Trace the outline of your foot using a pen or pencil. The pen/pencil should be held firmly but comfortably against your foot, and upright and perpendicular to the paper. Holding the pen/pencil at an angle will give an inaccurate measurement.
It is important to trace and measure both of your feet. The majority of people will have feet that are slightly different lengths and widths. For some, that difference could be a whole shoe size.
Measuring
Mark the widest and longest parts of your feet and draw parallel lines at these marks. With a ruler measure between these lines for the length and width. Measure both feet.
Determining Your Size
Use the largest of each of these measurements to determine your shoe size. If your left foot is slightly longer and your right slightly wider, use the length of the left and width of the right.
Subtract 5mm from these measurements. This is to accomodate the slight space between your actual foot and the line made by the pen/pencil. These final measurements are used to determine your shoe size.
Shoe Size
LENGTH (mm) |
SIZE (AUSTRALIA/UK) |
LENGTH (inches) |
SIZE (US) |
237 |
5 1/2 |
9 5/16 |
6 |
241 |
6 |
9 1/12 |
6 1/2 |
246 |
6 1/2 |
9 11/16 |
7 |
249 |
7 |
9 13/16 |
7 1/2 |
254 |
7 1/2 |
10 |
8 |
259 |
8 |
10 3/16 |
8 1/2 |
262 |
8 1/2 |
10 5/16 |
9 |
267 |
9 |
10 1/2 |
9 1/2 |
271 |
9 1/2 |
10 11/16 |
10 |
275 |
10 |
10 13/16 |
10 1/2 |
279 |
10 1/2 |
11 |
11 |
284 |
11 |
11 3/16 |
11 1/2 |
287 |
11 1/2 |
11 5/16 |
12 |
292 |
12 |
11 1/2 |
12 1/2 |
297 |
12 1/2 |
11 11/16 |
13 |
300 |
13 |
11 13/16 |
13 1/2 |
305 |
13 1/2 |
12 |
14 |
Shoe Width
SIZE (AUSTRALIA/UK) |
NARROW (mm) |
STANDARD (mm) |
WIDE (mm) |
5 1/2 |
84 |
89 |
94 |
6 |
84 |
91 |
97 |
6 1/2 |
86 |
91 |
97 |
7 |
86 |
94 |
99 |
7 1/2 |
89 |
97 |
99 |
8 |
91 |
97 |
102 |
8 1/2 |
91 |
99 |
104 |
9 |
94 |
99 |
104 |
9 1/2 |
97 |
102 |
107 |
10 |
97 |
104 |
109 |
10 1/2 |
99 |
104 |
109 |
11 |
99 |
107 |
112 |
11 1/2 |
102 |
109 |
112 |
12 |
104 |
109 |
114 |
12 1/2 |
104 |
112 |
117 |
13 |
107 |
112 |
122 |
13 1/2 |
107 |
114 |
124 |