Choosing the right pair of shoes is very important. Comfortable shoes maintains healthy feet, allows you to go longer and makes the life of a person as a whole more comfortable. How to determine the size of the shoe to an adult?
For accurate measurement, two main measurements need to be taken: length and width. But many, for some reason, neglect the measurement of the width and select only the length.
In this case, you can pick shoes uncomfortable for yourself. Suitable for the length of the shoe can be pressed in width. Only a combination of these parameters will give an accurate idea of the size of the legs.
How to measure the length, width and completeness of your foot
Here are tips on how to accurately measure these parameters in an adult.
- It is necessary to measure in the evening and preferably in the summer. This is done because after a long walk or in the evening, the leg has its maximum volume, as it swells. In the heat, the leg swells even more;
- It is necessary to measure both legs, since they can be different, people are not symmetrical. The maximum value is taken as a parameter, not the average;
- For measurement accuracy, you need to stand on a sheet of paper, circle the foot with a pencil. And the resulting foot figure to measure. If you measure the leg itself, the data will be inaccurate, as when flexing the foot, it may stretch or shrink;
- Using a ruler hold two lines. The first along starting from the highest point, and the second across, at its widest point. This will be the length and width of the foot;
- Since it is impossible to make your own size for each mm, in the case of an inaccurate hit in a circular value, the resulting figures are rounded to 0.5 mm;
- The girth (or fullness) is measured already on the foot itself, with a measuring tape in the most voluminous place of the foot across.
Measuring under the foot contour scheme on a sheet of paper we get parameters suitable for determining the size.
Nuances of determining the size of children's shoes
Choosing shoes for baby feet is doubly difficult. Since children are restless and sometimes can not express what they feel uncomfortable. Their leg is growing by leaps and bounds. And it is doubly important, because the foot develops in the wrong shoes and can form pathologies in the development of the foot.
Choosing shoes should be so that it was comfortable at the time of wear. But at the same time, so that the child does not grow out of it instantly. Children under 3 years old are strongly advised to change their shoes to the next size every three months. From 3 years can be once in 4 months, and from six times in six months.
In general, the length and width of the children's stack is measured in the same way as adults: they trace the outline on a sheet of paper. You can try another trick with a wet leg and its imprint on paper. If the child is completely young and still does not walk, then you will have to measure with a ruler or tape measure. For reliability during the measurement it is necessary to put on the socks with which you plan to wear shoes.
During the socks, it is constantly checked whether the child has grown out of the shoes, because the child himself may simply not understand.
Foreign manufacturers of children's shoes do not indicate the length of the foot, but the length of the insole, this must be taken into account.
Basic shoe numbering systems
There are a lot of countries in the world, that's why there are a lot of leg measurement standards. Here are the main ones that are known all over the world:
- International. It was he who was adopted in Russia. To determine the size of this standard, it is enough to know the length of your foot in mm and divide it by 2/3. In men and women, they differ;
- European. This system of measuring the size of the legs is similar to the Russian. With the only difference that the figure here speaks of the length of the insole, and not the foot. The length of the insole is 1–1.5 cm longer than the supposed foot length. That is, it is taken into account that the foot should not sit tight, but feel free in the shoes;
- English or French. It is also called shtikhmassovym. Because it is indicated in shtihah, it is an ancient unit of measurement and is shtih about 7 mm. Indicates the length of the insole, not feet;
- American (US). Men and women have their own gradation. It is measured in inches. Inch is 2.54 cm. And here the length of the insole is indicated, not the legs.
How to translate American / European shoe size into Russian
It is useful to be able to convert your foot size to any measurement system. It happens that you want to buy French, Italian or American shoes, and measurements are indicated unfamiliar, what then to do? Knowing the nuances of drawing up the size to translate from Russian to foreign, you can calculate. But it is much easier to use tables that have long been compiled for convenience.
Size Chart
To determine your size in any of the measurement systems of shoe sizes, it is enough to know your Russian or your foot length and find the right one according to the correspondence table.
How to determine the size of men's and women's shoes along the length of the foot
If, nevertheless, there are those who do not know their Russian foot size. Here is a table for determining the Russian foot size in foot length in mm. It's all very simple.
As mentioned above, if the measurement does not fit exactly, then it should be rounded to 0.5 mm.
Completeness table
The parameter of fullness announced earlier is useful for people who have too wide foot or high volume. Especially if the purchase is made without fitting. If this parameter is not specified, the block goes standard, with an average value. If the shoes are made of hard material, then the discomfort will be noticeable even more.
Here is the Russian table of completeness, measurements are indicated in cm. Completeness is also indicated in one of the four measurement systems of the French, European, Russian and US. Table of completeness (lift) in cm for each size:
How to determine baby shoe size
Here is a table of matching children's sizes in Europe and America.
The Russian system measures a little differently.
Footwear, especially for children, has the property of low measure / large measure. Therefore, buying shoes from a manufacturer for the first time, it makes sense to read the reviews on the dimension.
How to determine the size of shoes on Aliexpress
The popular online AliExpress online store in China today uses all of the above measurement systems, but it happens that Chinese sellers point out in a certain size measurement system of their own. Here is a table of correspondence between the usual and Chinese sizes.
This table already takes into account the fact that the Chinese people are miniature. That is why they simply do not release shoes larger than 46 size. But when it comes to Chinese manufacturers, even the knowledge of all these tables is not a guarantee that the shoes fit. It happens, and very often, that the size can be "small size" by 1 or even 2.
In order to know exactly whether the shoes fit, you must either carefully read all the reviews on the product, or communicate with the seller and clarify the actual parameters. They talk, most often, in broken English. They go to contact willingly, because their business is very dependent on the rating that their customers put up. And they do not want a person to get shoes that are not in size. It happens that the seller has independently made all these measurements and indicated them in the description of the product.
And a few more tips on choosing shoes - in the next video.
