what is a size 8 shoe in european sizes

 

This blog post is about what the size 8 shoe in European sizes. This will discuss what a size 8 shoe in European sizes means and how it compares to US sizes.

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 After reading this article, you can better understand the sizing differences between shoes from Europe and shoes from the United States of America

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You may find that when shopping for shoes on-line, there are different sizing conventions used depending on where the shoe is being sold. For example, if you buy a pair of US size 7M (which would be a European size 36) 

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online, they might turn out to be too small for your feet because they're actually made to accommodate someone who has feet that are closer to US 9 (44 Euro). On the other hand, 

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If you buy a pair of 6.5 (US size 11) shoes on-line, they may be too big for your feet because that shoe size is for someone with feet closer to US 7 (UK size 41).

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So it's important to know what the European shoe sizes mean and how they compare to the US sizing system. 

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This is especially true when buying shoes from international websites. You need to be able to accurately discern what a European shoe size actually means in terms of its relationship to the US shoe sizes (i.e. converting inches to centimeters).

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 And what is going on when the shoe size is 6.5 (US size 11) when it's meant for someone with a foot that's in the region of 6.5 to 7? Shouldn't the conversion be 1.5 cm = 0.6 inches? Or maybe 1 cm = 0.4 inches? 

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So what do they do when they mark a shoe size as 6.5 (US size 11)? Well, that's the European conversion for that particular shoe size and it's intended for a person whose feet

 are slightly wider than US size 6.5. So let's take a look at the differences between US and European shoe sizes and see what this means to you if you're going to be shopping online or off-line for international shoes in Europe.

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What Is The European Shoe Sizing System?There are two different sizing systems used to describe the sizes of shoes that are manufactured in different parts of Europe (with the exception of a few countries 

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like Switzerland where they are all made on the Swiss standard). European shoe sizes (and their associated numbers) are based on the metric system whereas American shoe sizes are based on the US customary standard. 

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The American customary system of sizing shoes is used by almost all of the apparel, footwear, and accessories that are sold in America today. For example: 

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The size XXL shirt is made according to the US sizing system, as opposed to your European shirts that use metric sizes.

 

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 The US sizing system is so significant that there is no universal standard for different countries in terms of their use of it (e.g. Britain has its own preferred method of using units). 

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