Shoe Size Conversion Charts and Fascinating Facts about Shoes
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If you're buying shoes in an unfamilar
country you may find that the scale used
for sizing the footwear is different to
your own country. Use our nifty women's
shoe size conversion chart to convert
from your local size to that of another
country. Just find the row that
relates to your country, go along that
row to find your size, then in that
column where your size is you 'll be
able to see the equivalents in various
other countries.
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| USA
and Canada |
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5 |
5.5 |
6 |
6.5 |
7 |
7.5 |
8 |
8.5 |
9 |
9.5 |
10 |
10.5 |
11 |
12 |
12.5 |
13 |
13.5 |
14 |
14.5 |
15.5 |
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| UK |
2 |
2.5 |
3 |
3.5 |
4 |
4.5 |
5 |
5.5 |
6 |
6.5 |
7 |
7.5 |
8 |
9 |
9.5 |
10 |
10.5 |
11 |
11.5 |
12 |
13 |
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| Europe |
34 |
35 |
35.5 |
36 |
37 |
37.5 |
38 |
38.5 |
39 |
39.5 |
40 |
41 |
42 |
43 |
44 |
44.5 |
45 |
45.5 |
46.5 |
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48.5 |
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| Australia |
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3.5 |
4 |
4.5 |
5 |
5.5 |
6 |
6.5 |
7 |
7.5 |
8 |
8.5 |
9 |
9.75 |
10.5 |
10.75 |
11.5 |
12 |
12.5 |
13 |
14 |
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| Japan |
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21 |
21.5 |
22 |
22.5 |
23 |
23.5 |
24 |
24.5 |
25 |
25.5 |
26 |
27 |
27.5 |
28 |
28.5 |
29 |
29.5 |
30 |
30.5 |
31 |
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| Brazil |
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33 |
33 |
34 |
35 |
35 |
36 |
36 |
37 |
38 |
39 |
40 |
41 |
41.5 |
42 |
42.5 |
43 |
43.5 |
44 |
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46 |
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| Mexico |
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4.5 |
5 |
5.5 |
6 |
6.5 |
7 |
7.5 |
8.5 |
9 |
9.5 |
10 |
10.5 |
11 |
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12.5 |
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| Russia
and Ukraine |
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33.5 |
34 |
34.5 |
35 |
35.5 |
36 |
36.5 |
37 |
37.5 |
38 |
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38.5 |
39 |
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39.5 |
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40 |
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40.5 |
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| Korea
(mm.) |
228 |
231 |
235 |
238 |
241 |
245 |
248 |
251 |
254 |
257 |
260 |
267 |
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273 |
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279 |
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286 |
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292 |
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| Inches |
9 |
9.125 |
9.35 |
9.375 |
9.5 |
9.625 |
9.75 |
9.875 |
10 |
10.125 |
10.25 |
10.5 |
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10.75 |
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11 |
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11.25 |
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11.5 |
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| Centimeters |
22.8 |
23.1 |
23.5 |
23.8 |
24.1 |
24.5 |
24.8 |
25.1 |
25.4 |
25.7 |
26 |
26.7 |
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27.3 |
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27.9 |
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28.6 |
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29.2 |
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| Mondopoint |
228 |
231 |
235 |
238 |
241 |
245 |
248 |
251 |
254 |
257 |
260 |
267 |
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273 |
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279 |
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286 |
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292 |
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Please
bear in mind that some brands may have slightly differing
size equivalents. It is always best therefore to try on a
test pair of shoes to make absolutely sure that you get
the correct fit for your foot.
The
History of Shoes from the Middle Ages to the Industrial Age of
the 19th Century
In the Middle Ages the general public wore clogs made
of wood, shoes made from animal skins or simple patches of
material that were wrapped around the foot. The material of the
day at that time was cow's skin, but higher quality boots were
made from goatskin. The shoe was elaborated with alternative
fabrics to protect the skin and to reinforce the foot for a better
fit. Both men and women wore open leather shoes which had a
similar form to that of today's sneakers. Men also wore high and
low boots tied at the front and at the side.
In Europe, the shoe became a symbol of social status of the
nobility and wealth members of society, but this went so far
as to have ridiculous proportions. In 14th century England
and France the Poulaine become popular among the nobility.
This was a shoe with an extended tip at the toes. The length
of the tip was an indication of prestige, with the most wealthy
having tips of 6 inches or longer. In fact the tips were so
long that a string was often used, one end tied behind the
wearer's lower leg and the other to the end of the tip, to ensure
they did not droop down and obstruct the act of walking.
Both the Pope and England's King Henry IV tried to ban the wearing
of poulaines. Eventually this extravagant fashion died
out in the 15th century, partly because King Charles VIII of
France had 6 toes and had to wear a more wide fit of shoe.
This inspired a new fashion of wearing broad, square fronted
footwear known as "Duck Bill" style due to their similarity in
appearance to the beak of a duck.
The standardization of measuring shoes is of English origin. King
Edward II was the first to decree a measuring system in the 14th
Century. This was based on the barleycorn, a standard unit
of measurement in those days and equivalent to a third of an inch.
Each unit of shoe size was three barleycorns long, for example
Edward II himself had feet which were 36 barleycorns long and thus
was a shoe size 12 (ie 36 divided by 3).
In the 17th century, high heels were fashionable for both men and
women. In 16th and 17th century Europe it was the fashion to
paint the heels red.
The first known reference of large scale manufacture of shoes in
England is in 1642, when Thomas Pendleton supplied 4,000 pairs of
shoes and 600 pairs of boots for the army. Military campaigns of
this time initiated a substantial demand for boots and
shoes.
In the 18th century particularly in Italy and Spain, a
particularly high platform shoe called a Chopine became the
fashion for ladies to wear. These were originally worn over
normal shoes when travelling between houses, with the plaform
serving to protect the lady's feet from mud and dirt. On
arrival at a house they would be removed, exposing the nicely
clean normal shoe. The chopine would then only be put back on when
leaving again. The sole of a Chopine was around 10
centimeters high and consisted of cork, covered with very soft
goatskin. As a result of this fashion, cork supplies of countries
where Chopines were popular ran low. Extreme forms came toward the
end the 15th century particularly in Venice, where the heels
reached between 25 and 74 centimetres high. As a result of
such extremes, the ladies walking in these shoes had to be
supported by servants to ensure they did not topple over.
Following from the outlandish earlier styles, a more practical
simplification came about and the creation of new styles. In
the middle of the 19th century, with the advent of
Industrialisation, machines began to appear to help in the
production and
shoes started to be mass-produced in factories., but
it was only with the advent of the sewing machine
that shoes truly started to become more accessible.
Please link to this page from your website or social networking page to let others know about these useful tables. You can also bookmark Springfrog's
Women's Shoe Size Conversion Chart and The History of Shoes from the Middle Ages to the Industrial Age of the 19th Century
to easily revisit any time you need to get international footwear size equivalents.
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