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Do other females think women's shoes now have vanity sizing similar to women's clothing?
For years I wore a solid 6, maybe 6.5 depending on style. About 5-6 years ago I began to notice that 6's were too large. I swam in 6.5's. I often can't buy shoes unless I go to a very large department store as few places carry 5.5's or 5's. I've even resorted to the girls department for very casual, cheap shoes, but that doesn't work for something nicer. Shoes are one item I don't like to buy online as I just can't trust the sizing. (plus I usually wait until the last minute if I need new shoes so I often run out of time).
I thought one's feet grew larger as they aged--not smaller.
No my feet are bigger now... at age 14 I was a UK 4.. then in my twenties a 4and a half for years till around my forties... a five for years now though in my sixties Im a 6 , how did that happen..
Do other females think women's shoes now have vanity sizing similar to women's clothing?
For years I wore a solid 6, maybe 6.5 depending on style. About 5-6 years ago I began to notice that 6's were too large. I swam in 6.5's. I often can't buy shoes unless I go to a very large department store as few places carry 5.5's or 5's. I've even resorted to the girls department for very casual, cheap shoes, but that doesn't work for something nicer. Shoes are one item I don't like to buy online as I just can't trust the sizing. (plus I usually wait until the last minute if I need new shoes so I often run out of time).
I thought one's feet grew larger as they aged--not smaller.
I agree I need to try on shoes because the same size does not always fit the same. For example if I am getting a shoe with a really high heel then I usally get a size or a 1/2 bigger as it just seems to fit better. Also I like try shoes on to feel how it will feel when I am wearing it rather then just buying them online. I was trying to get high heeled gladiator style sandles and I am so glad I tried some on before trying to buy them on line because the ones I tried that I saw on line I could not walk in and would have fell. The soles and heel were not well designed and thus not comfortable to walk in. I 2 flat knee high ones in stead and they are pretty comfy to walk in ... just not really as nice looking as the heeled version.
No my feet are bigger now... at age 14 I was a UK 4.. then in my twenties a 4and a half for years till around my forties... a five for years now though in my sixties Im a 6 , how did that happen..
Yes, my feet are bigger as well...hmm. Well, there you have it.
Actually, all people should remember that your feet size increases with increase in weight (meaning that shoes that fit when you are 20 won’t fit when you are 40).
Clothes: of course. I was just recalling (and typing about) how in high school, I was briefly a size 7 at 112 pounds. I was back down to a 5 at 105 pounds and I wasn't a 3 until I was down to 95 lbs. I was tiny...people used to tell me if I stood sideways and stuck my tongue out I'd look like a zipper. Today I hear the comparative women's sizing as, for example, "I'm 155 pounds and a size 4." What the what...?
But shoes? Nope, definitely haven't noticed that! Indeed, when I gained weight I noticed my shoe size increased and when I lost weight the size went down again.
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Not always consistent ..
