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This question has intrigued scientists and thinkers since the birth of that shoe size discrepancy. The whole thing started in 1937 when John and Sarah Banks, a couple from California went into a shoe store to buy shoes. John's feet were obviously bigger than Sarah's but they both had well proportionate body types. When they bought the shoes, Sarah, who actually was a very active feminist, noticed that the shoe size of her husband was bigger than her's and she felt it was unfair since both of them had normal feet sizes.
Sarah eventually started protests and demanded a same shoe size for feet of same proportion. It worked, and that is why woman's shoe sizes are different than man's.
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You are a 7.5 in womens shoes what are you in mens shoes?
You are a 9. The rule is you add 1.5 to the woman's shoe size to get men's sizes. ^ I believe this may be backwards. Not sure which country you're from and European sizes may run different from American shoe sizes, however, in the USA mens sizes are larger than womens.
What size men's shoe would you wear if you wear a size 6 shoe in womens?
you would be a size 4 or so, you usually go down two sizes for womens to mens shoe sizes
If you wear a 8.5 shoe size in womens then what would your shoes size be in mens?
Womens sizes are typically two full sizes smaller than mens sizes. So, a womens size 8.5 would be comparable to a mens size 6.5. However, womens feet are narrower than mens. So the width is not comparable. If a woman wears a size 8.5 meduim (meaning, they have a B, or meduim, width foot), then they would need a mens size 6.5 narrow, or A/B, width.
What mens size shoes are equal to ladies shoes size 3?
There is usually two digits between men and womens shoe sizes. Mens feet are generally wider around the ball of the foot. A mens 8 is similar to a womens 10.
What is size 7.5 in mens shoe converted to womens?
A size 7.5 in mens should be a 9.5 in womens.
What is a size women's shoe size equal to in a children's shoe size?
a kids 5.5 is equal to a womens 7 reason is because kids sizes are sized in mens
What size in a women shoe would it be if you wore a 9.5 in mens?
usually you must go up 2 sizes to find out the woman's size. In your example, your shoe size will be 11.5. The Style of the shoe also plays a role in what size you are in womens or mens
If you wear a size 8 in womens shoes what size shoe would you wear in a boys shoe?
If you wear an 8 in womens shoes you probably where a 6 in mens the tend to differ 1 1/2 to 2 sizes
What is a womens size 7.5 equal in men shoes?
womens shoe size 7.5=mens shoe size 5.5
What is a size 7.5 men's shoes equal in womens size?
womens shoe size 7.5=mens shoe size 5.5
If you wear a size 9 in womens then what would your shoe size be in mens?
11, because my friend's a size 8 in womens and size 6 in mens
What is a mens 5.5 shoe size equal to in girls or womens?
No i think womens shoes a 5 in mens is a 3 in womens but im not sure
