Question : In the US, are women's shoe sizes the same as men's sizes?
Like, if the shoe says "US 12", would that size apply to both men and women?
Context : Trying to figure out if I bought myself women's shoes.
@Satchelpooch Got these in a size 12 which is my size but everywhere I find the shoes, it says "women's". I don't care at all, love the shoes and the color, but still curious if i'm wearing women's or men's shoes. Although when it comes to running shoes, I imagine they are sometimes close to the same...
@Stevo I like ‘em! And I’m glad they fit.
@Coctaanatis @Stevo because they can charge more for womens. They do this for alll women's clothing. Basic cotton T's, socks, etc all cost more even though they're the exact same product.
@Stevo They are not, usually, but sometimes shoes are unisex (Converses, for instance, use unisex sizing).
In the US, a men's size is typically wider than a woman's by one step and is about 1.5 sizes larger than the women's equivalent.
Put another way, a US 12 men's is the equivalent of a US 13.5 wide women's.
Of course, this is just a rule of thumb! It varies based on vendor, too.
EU sizes are typically unisex outside of width, however.
@lenaoflune I found these shoes in the men's section at an incredible price, love 'em and honestly couldn't care less if they end up being "women's shoes".
@Stevo Nice! Those're pretty neat kicks.
I don't think there's really any relevance of gender to shoes, to be honest. "Women's sizing" is really just a shortcut for "take 1.5 length and 1 width step off the size," which isn't even really appropriate for many women! This is why Torrid, for instance, sells double-wide (WW) shoes as their standard sizing.
@lenaoflune Yeah, in the end, their just running shoes lol
@Stevo not at all.
@Stevo They are not the same. A US women’s 10 is about a men’s 8.