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A shoe size is a numerical indication of the fitting size of a shoe for a person. Several different shoe-size systems are still used today worldwide. In some regions, it is even customary to use different shoe-size systems for different types of shoes (e.g., men's, women's, children's, sport or safety shoes). A shoe is an item of footwear worn on the foot or feet of a human, dog, cat, horse, or doll. ...
Foot length versus shoe length The length of a foot is commonly defined as the distance between two parallel lines that are perpendicular to the foot and in contact with the most prominent toe and the most prominent part of the heel. Foot length is measured with the subject standing barefoot and the weight of the body equally distributed on both feet. For other uses, see Foot (disambiguation). ...
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The size of the left and right foot is often slightly different for many people. In order to choose a shoe size, both feet should be measured and then the shoe size should be chosen based on the larger foot.
Each shoe is suitable for a small interval of foot lengths. The length of the inner cavity of a shoe must typically be 15–20 mm longer than the length of the foot, but this relation varies between different types of shoes.
There are three characteristic lengths that a shoe-size system can refer to:
- The average length of foot for which a shoe is suitable. For customers, this measure has the advantage of being directly related to their feet. It applies equally to any type, form, or material of shoe. However, this measure is less popular with manufacturers, as it requires them to test carefully for each new shoe model, for which range of foot sizes it is recommendable. It puts on the manufacturer the burden of ensuring that the shoe will fit a foot of a given length.
- The length of the inner cavity of the shoe. This measure has the advantage that it can be measured easily on the finished product. However, it will vary with manufacturing tolerances and provides the customer only very crude information about the range of foot sizes for which the shoe is suitable.
- The length of the "last", the foot-shaped template over which the shoe is manufactured. This measure is the easiest one for the manufacturer to use, as it identifies only the tool used to produce the shoe. It makes no promise about manufacturing tolerances or for what size of foot the shoe is actually suitable. It leaves all responsibility and risk of choosing the correct size with the customer.
All these measures differ substantially from each other for the same shoe. For other uses, see Last (disambiguation). ...
For other uses, see Foot (disambiguation). ...
Length unit The following length units are commonly used today to define shoe-size systems:
Metric units A millimetre (American spelling: millimeter, symbol mm) is an SI unit of length that is equal to one thousandth of a metre. ...
An inch (plural: inches; symbol or abbreviation: in or, sometimes, ″ - a double prime) is the name of a unit of length in a number of different systems, including English units, Imperial units, and United States customary units. ...
A centimetre (American spelling centimeter, symbol cm) is a unit of length that is equal to one hundredth of a metre, the current SI base unit of length. ...
Customary units - Paris point = 2/3 cm = 6.67mm = 0.26 in
- Barleycorn = 1/3 in = 8.47 mm
(All conversions between the Metric System and the U.S. Customary System are approximate) Barleycorn may mean: a grain of barley unit of length equal to 1/3 (see Medieval weights and measures) John Barleycorn, an ancient folksong This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ...
The International System of Units (symbol: SI) (for the French phrase Syst me International dUnit s) is the most widely used system of units. ...
U.S. customary units, commonly known in the United States as English units or standard units, are units of measurement that are currently used in the U.S., in some cases alongside units from SI (the International System of Units—the modern metric system). ...
International standards The International Standard is ISO 9407:1991, Shoe sizes — Mondopoint system of sizing and marking,[1] that recommend a shoe-size system known as Mondopoint. It is based on the mean foot length for which the shoe is suitable, measured in millimetres. A Mondopoint shoe label can optionally also specify the width of the foot, again in millimetres.
European standard EN 13402,[2], used also for clothes, recommends instead that shoes should be labeled with the interval of foot lengths for which they are suitable, measured in centimetres. Clothes-size label with EN 13402-1 pictogram and body dimensions in centimetres (found on a high-visibility jacket sold in the United Kingdom). ...
Traditional shoe sizes by country Warning: Most of the shoe-size systems listed in this section are not formally standardized. The exact relationship between a labelled shoe size and the interval of foot lengths for which that shoe is suitable can vary substantially between different manufacturers. The following descriptions may only approximate the exact sizing systems used by individual manufacturers. One source of discrepancy occurs when a shoe manufactured according to one shoe-size system is labeled in another system.
United States and Canada Shoe size in the United States and Canada is based on the length of the last, measured in inches, multiplied by 3 and minus a constant. This constant differs for shoes intended for men, women and children. - male shoe size = 3 * last length − 22
Women's sizes are almost always determined with the "common" scale, in which women's sizes are equal to men's sizes plus 1.5 (for example, a men's 10.5 is a women's 12).
In the less popular scale, known as the "standard" or "FIA" (Footwear Industries of America) scale, women's sizes are men's sizes plus 1 (so a men's 10.5 is a women's 11.5).
- female shoe size (common) = 3 * last length − 20.5
- female shoe size (FIA) = 3 * last length − 21
Children's sizes are equal to men's sizes plus 12.33. Thus girls' and boys' sizes do not differ, even though men's and women's do. - child shoe size = 3 * last length − 9.67
For the international market, ISO 9407 is used. This article needs cleanup. ...
Australia - male shoe size = 3 * last length − 22.5
female shoe size (Australia/NZ) = 3 * last length − 20.5
European Union
Continental Europe In France, Germany,[3] Italy, Spain[4] and most other European countries, the traditional shoe size is the length of the last expressed in multiples of a Paris point (2/3 cm). For other uses, see Last (disambiguation). ...
 For shoe types where the last is about 2 cm longer than the foot for which the shoe will fit: 
Asia
Japan Shoe sizes in Japan are represented by the length of the shoe in centimetres.[5] Sizes are irrelevant of wearer's gender. However, for women sizes typically range from 23 cm to 25 cm (in increments of 0.5 cm); for men the sizes typically range from 24 cm to 28 cm (increments of 0.5 cm). Japanese feet (hence shoes) appear to be on average shorter and wider than those of American or Europeans. Toddler and children's shoes are also measured in centimeters.
Korea Shoe sizes in Korea have no respect to gender, but simply correlate to the length of the foot in millimeters. Sizes are available in multiples of 5.[citation needed] This article is about the Korean peninsula and civilization. ...
China Shoe sizes in China are basically the same as in the Continental European system.
Brazil - shoe size = length of foot (cm) / 0.65[citation needed]
Width or girth designators Some manufacturers offer shoes of different width for the same foot length. Such shoes are then also labelled according to the width or girth of the widest part of the foot (typically measured directly behind the toes with the subject standing on both feet and wearing socks or hose).
In the Mondopoint system, the shoe size label can state in addition to the length also the width of the mean foot for which the shoe is suitable, both measured in millimetres.
A number of other ad-hoc notations for width or girth are also used. Examples include (each starting with the narrowest width):
- AAAA, AAA, AA, A, B, C, D, E, EE, EEE, EEEE, EEEEEE
- 4A, 3A, 2A, A, B, C, D, E, 2E, 3E, 4E, 6E
- N, R, W
None of these designations is formally standardized. The exact foot width for which these sizes are suitable can vary significantly between manufacturers. The A-E width indicators used by some US and UK shoe manufacturers are typically based on the width of the foot, and common step sizes are 1/4 inch (6 mm) or 3/16 inch (5 mm). For other uses, see Foot (disambiguation). ...
In popular culture - "His I.Q. is lower than his shoe size" is a common insult in some countries, presumably[original research?] invented in European countries where typical shoe sizes range around 30-50; yet the insult is arguably graver in countries like the U.S. where typical sizes range from three to fourteen.
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Notes - ^ International Standard ISO 9407:1991, Shoe sizes — Mondopoint system of sizing and marking
- ^ European Standard EN 13402, Size designation system for clothes.
- ^ German Standard DIN 66074:1975, Shoe sizes
- ^ Spanish Standard UNE 59850:1998, Shoes: Size designation
- ^ Japanese Standard JIS S 5037:1998, Sizing system for shoes
Clothes-size label with EN 13402-1 pictogram and body dimensions in centimetres (found on a high-visibility jacket sold in the United Kingdom). ...
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UNE can mean: University of New England Unnilennium (Une), the former name of the chemical element Meitnerium (Mt), element 109. ...
JIS is a three letter acronym that can stand for: Jakarta International School Japanese Industrial Standard Just in Sequence This page concerning a three letter acronym is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ...
See also A Brannock Device is a tool for measuring the human foot, generally as part of the process of fitting shoes. ...
EN 13402 is a European standard for labeling clothes sizes. ...
For other uses, see Foot (disambiguation). ...
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