how to find your shoe size at home

 

This will teach you how to find your shoe size at home. This is a quick and easy way to find your shoe size, it only takes seconds! You can measure your foot in centimeters or inches with this method. 

 

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We'll show you three ways to measure your foot and give you the step-by-step instructions so that you can measure easily.

 

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Step 1 - Taking measurements in centimeters:

1) Find a ruler that has centimeter graduations on it. We used a 25 cm ruler for this.

 

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2) Locate the edge of your heel and pivot the ruler from there. This will give you the widest part of your foot.

 

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3) The measurement we got was 8.8 cm (you may need to put a piece of paper under your heel so it doesn't fall off). This means our foot is size 39 (European size)  shoe.

 

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4) repeat step 2 and 3 using the tip of your toes and get the same number (this will be very easy since they are both at the same distance from each other).

 

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5) Divide the measurement you got by 2.  For example, our measurement is 8.8 cm, so 8.8/2=4.9 cm.  Subtract 0.1 from this number because a shoe should be slightly smaller than your foot . 

 

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 So our final result is 4.9-0.1=4.8 cm or 4 1/4 " (there are 25 mm in an inch). So our foot size is 4 1/4 inches, which means that we need to look for shoes with sizes between 4 and 4 1/2 inches (European sizes between 35 and 39).

 

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Step 2 - Taking measurements in inches:

1) Measure around the widest part of your foot, the one at the bottom. We used a tape measure for this.

 

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2) The measurement we got was 10.9 inches or 25.2 cm. This means our foot is size 38 (European size) shoe, 

 

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but it might be too big for you, so go down a half or full size depending on your shoe size and style ( not all shoes will fit you)

3) repeat step 2 and 3 using the tip of your toes and get the same number (this will be very easy since they are both at the same distance from each other).

 

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4) Divide the measurement you got by 2.  For example, our measurement is 10.9 inches, so 10.9/2=8.6 inches or 24 cm.  Subtract 0.1 from this number because a shoe should be slightly smaller than your foot .  

 

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So our final result is 24-0.1 = 24 cm or 1 foot (there are 12 inches in a foot).  So our shoe size is 1 foot, which means that you will have to look for shoes with sizes between 8 and 8 1/2 inches.

 

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Step 3 - Taking measurements in centimeters:

1) Find a ruler with centimeter graduations on it. We used a 25 cm ruler for this.

2) Locate the edge of your heel and pivot the ruler from there. This will give you the widest part of your foot. 

 
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We got 9.5 cm (you may need to put a piece of paper under your heel so it doesn't fall off). This means our foot is size 38 (European size) shoe .