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When buying new shoes, it's also important to choose shoes with the right width. To determine the width of the shoe, you will need to measure your foot with paper and pen. Once you know your foot measurements, you can rely on shoe sizes to determine the width of all shoes.

Steps

Part 1 of 3: Measure the foot size

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   Place your foot on a piece of paper in a sitting position. You will sit down in a chair, keep your back straight, take a piece of paper bigger than your foot and put your feet on it.
   • If you are going to wear socks with new shoes, wear socks when measuring your feet.

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   Redraw the leg frame. You can use a pen or pencil to redraw your leg frame. Place the pen as close to the foot as possible for an accurate reading.
   • If you want the most accurate measurement, ask someone to draw the leg frame while you sit upright in a chair, but it's okay to do it yourself.

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   Do the same with the other leg. After you have finished measuring your first foot, repeat the steps with the other foot. Feet are usually uneven sizes so you will choose shoes according to the size of the larger foot.

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   Measure the width at the widest part of the foot. Determine the widest part of your foot and then use a tape measure or a ruler to measure the widths of both feet.

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   Subtract errors to get an exact measurement. The measurements you take are often not entirely accurate. When drawing the footframe, there will be a gap between the pencil and the foot, so your measurements will be slightly larger than they really are. To determine the most accurate foot width, subtract 5mm from your measurements. advertisement

Part 2 of 3: Determining shoe size

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   Measure feet length. Shoe width will vary with shoe size. To know the width of the shoe, you need to determine the foot length by measuring the distance between the beginning and the end of the foot and then subtracting 5mm.

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   Determine the shoe size. With a few simple searches on the internet, you can easily find the shoe size conversion table. You only need to compare the foot length with the respective shoe size, but note that there are two different shoe size conversion tables for men and women.
   • For example, a foot about 21.6 cm long would correspond to the number 5 shoe size US (US). In European countries, a length of 21.6 cm would be equivalent to a shoe size of 35 or 36.

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   Determine the width of the shoe based on the shoe size. The size chart will provide the shoe width for each size. After determining the shoe size, review the larger foot width measurements that you have measured and based on that to determine the width of the shoe to choose.
   • For example, a woman wearing shoe size 5 and feet width of about 10.16 cm will need to buy shoes that are wider than the width of size 5. In US shoe stores, shoes of dimension Larger horizontal is usually labeled "E".

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   Use its own shoe size specifications chart when possible. Shoe size codes will be more or less different and some shoe companies may have a way of specifying shoe sizes that are slightly smaller or larger than usual. When purchasing shoes, check to see if the manufacturer has a separate shoe size specification before estimating your shoe size based on a general conversion table. Doing so will help you choose the right shoes, especially when buying shoes online. advertisement

Part 3 of 3: Ensuring accuracy

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   Please measure your feet at the end of the day. The size of the feet that will vary from morning to night will usually be larger at the end of the day as the legs will stretch at maximum. So, measure your feet at night to choose shoes that fit you throughout the day.

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   Wear socks when measuring your feet. If you are going to wear socks with shoes, measure the size of your feet with socks. For example, we often wear socks with running shoes or gym shoes, so wear the socks you normally wear when exercising to measure your foot size.
   • We usually don't wear socks with certain types of shoes, such as sandals and flats, so you won't need socks when measuring.

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   Try on shoes before you buy. Depending on the shoe size and the width of the shoe, you will most likely choose a shoe that fits. However, even when accurately measured, other factors such as the shape of the foot can affect a shoe's fit. You'd better still try on shoes before buying.
   • If you order shoes online, find out if the seller allows returns and refunds if the shoes don't fit.

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   Buy shoes that fit the feet of the larger size. One of our feet is usually a little bit taller than the other. Measure the size of the larger foot to determine the width of the shoe. This will help you choose shoes that fit both feet. advertisement