Shoe Sizing Systems and Conversion Charts

Information about international shoe sizing systems and where to find shoe size conversion charts on the Internet.

Shoe Sizing Systems

European Shoe Sizing System
35 through 42? Also known as the Continental Shoe Sizing System?

United States (US) Shoe Sizing System
Children's shoe sizes in the U.S. run from zero to 13 and sizing for adult shoes start again at size 1. The U.S. children's system does not have separate sizing systems for boys and girls, but the adult system has separate sizing systems for men and women. Half sizes first appeared in the U.S. shoe sizing system in 1887.

United Kingdom (UK) Shoe Sizing System
Shoe sizing system used in India, Ireland, South Africa, and the United Kingdom. The UK system is also used in Australia and New Zealand, except AU and NZ women's shoe sizes use a slightly different system that is somewhere between the U.K. and U.S. systems. UK Children's shoe sizes range from 0 through 13.5. An adult size 1 is the next size larger chan a children's size 13.5.

Mondopoint Shoe Sizing System
The Mondopoint shoe sizing system was developed by boot manufacgurers to create a universal sizing system ("mondo" = "world"). It is calculated by measuring the length of a person's foot in centimeters from the heel to the big toe.
- OGE "What Is Mondopoint and How IS It Measured" Article

Other Shoe Sizing Systems
- Brazil(deducts the numer 2 from the continental system)
- Japan
- Mexico

Shoe Size Conversion Charts

Shoe Size Conversion Charts
- Rabanser Shoe Size Conversion Chart
- Zappo's Shoe Size Conversion Chart
- Plae Kids Shoe Size Conversion Chart

Articles About Shoe Sizing

Wikipedia "Shoe Size" Article
Includes information about how shoe sizes are derived, common shoe sizing systems, the difficult in comparing different shoe sizing systems, and the ISO-19407 international shoe sizing technical specification by the International Standards Organizaiton (ISO).

The Development of Footwear Sizing Systems
Article by Stuart Morgan about the history and modern development of shoe sizing systems. Published on the Satra Technology Web site.

Footwear Info "Shoe Sizing Systems" Article
Includes information about international shoe sizing standards and the shoe sizing systems used in Australia, Brazil and Latin America, Canada, France, Japan, Korea, Mexico, the United Kingdom, and the United States

ISO Web Site Search Results for "Shoe Sizes" Phrase
Search results for the phrase "shoe sizes" on the official Web site of the International Standards Organizaion (ISO).

Shoe Size Ranges

Children's European: (to be added)
Children's UK: (to be added)
Children's US: (to be added)

Men's European: (to be added)
Men's UK: (to be added)
Men's US: (to be added)

Women's European: (to be added)
Women's UK: (to be added)
Women's US: (to be added)

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