Shoes

[Tantallum]

I don't know where the Q gets its European conversion sizes...

I'm watching the presentation for the Alegria Leather Mary Janes (A258222) and it shows that a size 41 is a size 11 (!!)  and a 42 is a size 12.

I wear a solid size 11 and I have needed a 43 in pretty much all European size shoes I have bought over the past 20 years.  I can do a 42 if it is a sandal and I'm not wearing socks.  Maybe it is the brand?  I know that different brands run a little small or large (for example, sketchers size 11 are too big on me), but this is a pretty big variance.  In a curosry google search, it does show that a US size 11 corresponds to Euro sizes 42 or 43 depending on the website.

How have you noticed your recommended European size compares to what you wear in US size?

[geezerette]

I've noticed that European sizing differs with the brand I wear.  I've worn size 38 in Birkenstocks (both sandals, and closed toe shoes) for years.  They consider that a 7-7 1/2.  I wear a perfect size 8 in US sizes.  I got a size 38 in a Finn Comfort style and it was too small.  I got a size 38 in an Alegria clog and full shoe and they both fit perfectly.  They consider 38 to be 8-8 1/2.  Ugg considers size 8 to be European 39.  Go figure.

I much prefer US sizing because of the half sizes.  I find them to be more accurate.

[Vivian]

I wear a size 8, sometimes 8 1/2. In European sizes I am a 39. There are too many incorrect charts out there. I learned the hard way that when European-sized shoes are converted to American sizes, I should not place an order. Beautifeel shoes fit me perfectly in a size 39 but on one of the websites I was looking at, they converted 39 to size 9....wrong!  

[Tantallum]

Interesting--in my post above I put that the sizing on the Q for size 11 was a 41.  that's what it says on the Q app, I'm looking at it right now.  but then when I go to that item on my laptop, on the website, it says that a size 11 is a 42!  talk about confusing. 

Yes, I agree @geezerette I will not buy European shoes online, I need to try them on. 

[Ms X]

I've only bought one pair of shoes with foreign sizing (Spring Step).  The problem I have is that sometimes they put a whole and a half size together with one size when they're describing the conversion into American sizes.  Then I don't know which size to get.  I really don't understand why this isn't a problem for the Europeans as well.  It doesn't seem as if you would get a good fit this way.

[Bhvbum]

i wear a 10 1/2 which is NEVER offered when half sizes are offered so it seems the 10 wide is a closer fit.

For me in Birkenstocks I always wear a 42. Which to me is between 10 & 11. 

[Tantallum]

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@Bhvbum wrote:

i wear a 10 1/2 which is NEVER offered when half sizes are offered so it seems the 10 wide is a closer fit.

For me in Birkenstocks I always wear a 42. Which to me is between 10 & 11. 

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Very good point @Bhvbum.  I mentioned previously that Sketchers 11 are too big.  I would love to try a 10.5 if they had it.  Why do they think that ladies on the larger end of the spectrum could not have a size in the middle, just like feet on the midddle of the spectrum??  I guess it all comes down to the market for something, but there are certainly enough of us out here that wear a larger size.  There is a reason the 12's and 11s (and 5s for that matter) ALWAYS sell out first. 

[Kachina624]

@tantalum   I am a true size 11M, not a 10 1/2 or a bit larger.   I have about 15 pairs of Alegrias,  mostly purchased from the discount side of their website and a few from Q and other sources.   Every single pair is a size 42, and there isn't an ill-fitting pair in the group.   They are consistent and fit perfectly. 

I don't know why this company even uses European sizing except maybe they think it's chic.   They originated in California. 

[TY]

Yes, I will try European sized shoes and the sizing can be off and the sizing charts can be wong too. I usually wear a size 8-8.5 shoe or a 39 and sometimes. 39.5. I have to try them on as some brands run narrow too.

[yellowbird]

I noticed that within the Alegria line, that there is a variation in sizing. Having bought 3 pairs of them through another vender, I know I take a size 38 (7 1/2 through 8). But on some styles on the Q, I would have to figure out if I want a 37 or 38. So even though the price may be bextter and on EP, I won't order from QVC. Frustrating.