I'm looking all over the place and I'm having trouble finding where to post this XP. If this is the wrong spot, can someone please direct me to the right part of the forum?
Anyway, I'm having some trouble finding the right shoe. Most stores I go to don't go smaller than Men's 7, so I tend to go with those despite the fact they still feel big on me. I was starting to wonder if maybe I fit kids sizes. Normally, this would kill my self esteem, but the thought of wearing light-up shoes again at 21-years-old has me too excited to feel bad right now xD. I know I should be going to an actual store to do find out my size, but I'd rather buy my shoes online right now for many reasons including no shoe stores withing walking distance and plain laziness.
So, can someone help me figure out my size? ;_; Both my feet are 9 1/2 inches long.
Hey Darth, I'm mtf and my feet at the same size, I think that's 6.50 US men's if I remember correctly. I would often wear 7'2 because they at least looked a little bigger. Try going for doc martens, get four hole, they come in 6.50, I used to wear a lot of Chuck Taylor's too because they come in a million different sizes. A hint, white shoes look bigger than black shoes. If you are trying to make your feet look bigger, go for white shoes, like chucks or something, nike, I don't know. I think you'll find that most major shoe places will have guy shoes like 6+ in US men's sizes. Below that is super tough. I used to buy thr 7's and sometimes I'd wear thick socks so my feet didn't slide around. Good luck, they are just feet, don't let them get you down :) Meghan
Yeah, should be about a 6 1/2. I think those are considered boy's sizes. Zappos has a lot of nice shoes in smaller sizes. The prices are pretty good as well. I'm not sure what their returns policy is though.
Im pretty sure you are at a 6.5, but it can depend on the shoe and the shoe maker.
I usually wear a boys/mens 6 and my foot is about 9" long. :/
According to About.com (http://shoes.about.com/od/fitcomfort/a/men_inches.htm), you are a size 6.5 Mens. Sometimes you may get away with a 7, if they are a little narrow.
I have the same shoes size....and for a year now I have been specifically trying to wear men's shoes. I have found that for tennis shoes -- getting them in the boys section makes no difference except in price -- often times the design is exactly the same but the price is less.
As for dress shoes -- skechers come in smaller sizes. DSW shoe stores tend to carry smaller men's shoes. I have also found shoes I like -- tried on a larger size to see if I liked the look on ... and then gone to the brand website and ordered my size -- plus it tends to be cheaper too.
My feet are almost the exact same size, and while everyone is right that it is about a US 6.5, I have just figured out a better way to buy shoes that actually fit my feet.
What I had previously figured out is that discovered is that most "kids" size 6 are too small (or too narrow), but an occasional one fits (I think my Timberland boots are youth and were a bigger fit), and that SOME brands make men's 6s and 6.5s (usually sneakers like Van's or addidas types) or the occasional 7 that fits.
Here is the solution that works MUCH better for me now:
Switch over to thinking of your foot in European sizes, which are based on centimeters of the shoe. My feet are pretty much a 39. My suspicion is that yours are too.
Knowing if you are a 39 (or a 40 or in between, etc.) means you can look at the part of the box that tells you the european conversion size. Some companies are european based and they just tack on american scale sizing for retail in the US. It's not that uncommon to find a size 7 that is a 39. It's more common for it to be a 40. Some companies sell internationally so they have the European sizes available on the label, even if they are American based companies. Tommy Hilfiger shoes have a 7 that is a 39.5 on the label. Not all brands make men's shoes at 39, some start at 40 (some even only at 41), but knowing the Euro size and looking for your cm label will help you target the shoes that are more likely to fit you. And you probably will find a bigger selection from European based brands, though not always.
I just bought dress shoes in a 39 from ECCO (which they consider a translated size "5-5.5"), and I found nicer sandals from Dockers in an American size 7 (that had a 39 label). And using the method of scanning for 39s, I had more options to choose from when I was trying shoes on, because I wasn't getting frustrated trying every single 7 or 7.5 to see if it matched my foot.
Hi hon,
shoe size lucky not quite my issue so long get European 7 or 8. Flats must be 8 (mostly).
Keep it creamy-light floating on top, LA style. HRT doing ok even without E. Shoe size not expanded yet either, but neither has bust. Sob.
Axelle
Quote from: Darth_Taco on June 01, 2011, 01:25:47 AM
I'm looking all over the place and I'm having trouble finding where to post this XP. If this is the wrong spot, can someone please direct me to the right part of the forum?
Anyway, I'm having some trouble finding the right shoe. Most stores I go to don't go smaller than Men's 7, so I tend to go with those despite the fact they still feel big on me. I was starting to wonder if maybe I fit kids sizes. Normally, this would kill my self esteem, but the thought of wearing light-up shoes again at 21-years-old has me too excited to feel bad right now xD. I know I should be going to an actual store to do find out my size, but I'd rather buy my shoes online right now for many reasons including no shoe stores withing walking distance and plain laziness.
So, can someone help me figure out my size? ;_; Both my feet are 9 1/2 inches long.
I have little feet too. I'm a size 5-5.5 in mens. I wear little boys shoes. They aren't all light up shoes either. In fact, most of the light up shoes don't go past a size 3 in boys. Believe me, I've looked. I want a pair! There are plenty of mens-looking kid shoes. Look online. Zappos sells pretty cool stuff.
Not sure what size they go down to, but on Amazon you can search shoes by size.
Zappos.com, shoes.com and shoebuy.com all have smaller sizes in men's shoes.