Shoe Size Confusion

[PolkaDotMeggie]

Ok so here is this amazing pair of 1940's heels.... but how do you know what size will fit?? What the heck are all the AAAAA's for???

http://www.vintagevixen.com/itemDisplay.asp?itemID=25542

 

[texasgirl]

Measure a pair of shoes you have that are similar in style and fit well. The AAs mean it is super narrow!!!

 

[PolkaDotMeggie]

Thanks for the tip. I am guessing the number is the measurement in inches?? And the A's indicate the width??

 

[Miss Neecerie]

Ball of foot 3 means the shoe is 3 inches wide -inside- the shoe...at the ball of the foot.

Toe to Heel 10.5 Inches means that inside the shoe..from toe to heel is 10.5 inches long.

and the more A's the more narrow it is.

 

[texasgirl]

I think what the seller is trying to say is the shoe is marked a 9 1/2 narrow- and then the measurements of the actual shoe is 3 inches across and 10 1/2 long- they don't say whether they are measuring inside the shoe or outside. But I wear a 6 and mine are about 3 inches wide and that's narrow for a size 6 shoe, let alone a 9 1/2!

 

[PolkaDotMeggie]

That makes much more sense. Thank you so much!

 

[LizzieMaine]

The width scale goes something like AAAA, AAA, AA, A, B, C, D, DD, DDD, DDDD, E, EE, EEE, EEEE. What they sell as "M," the default width today in women's shoes, generally falls somewhere between B and C. If you wear "W" in modern sizes, you'll be uncomfortable in anything less than a D. And don't even think about 4A shoes unless your name is Cinderella.

 

[Miss 1929]

I hate being a 6.5 EEE.

 

[PolkaDotMeggie]

The width scale goes something like AAAA, AAA, AA, A, B, C, D, DD, DDD, DDDD, E, EE, EEE, EEEE. What they sell as "M," the default width today in women's shoes, generally falls somewhere between B and C. If you wear "W" in modern sizes, you'll be uncomfortable in anything less than a D. And don't even think about 4A shoes unless your name is Cinderella.

Thanks for the help. I have a much better idea of what to look for and what to stear clear of.

 

[$ally]

Here is a handy shoe size conversion chart:
http://www.payless.com/en-US/Consumer/CustomerSupport/Finding_Size.htm