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Fitting Men's Shoes

How to find your shoe size
Youth sizes
UK and European sizing
Width
Online Shoe Retailers with Small Sizes
Appearing Taller: Shoe Lifts and Shoes with Built-in Lifts

How to find your shoe size
The easiest way to find your shoe size is to go into a shoe store and have a sales clerk measure your foot. If you would rather measure your feet at home, the Payless web site features a U.S. men's foot sizing chart (downloadable as a PDF) that can be printed out to measure your own feet. Just be sure to calibrate using the inch measurements on the side to verify that the printout is to proper scale.

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Youth sizes
If you have very small feet (men's size 5 or below), you may also wish to try boy's or youth size shoes. This can be an advantage when buying a quality name brand shoe, as youth sizes are sometimes less expensive than adult sizes (for example, Timberland makes a waterproof work boot that costs $150 in adult size but only $75 in a junior size, yet they look identical, and the quality of the junior boot is excellent). Do be sure to check the quality of the particular youth shoes you are considering, however, as some youth shoes are not made to the same standards as adult shoes.

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UK and European sizing
Opinions on the conversion from U.S. sizes to UK and European sizes vary widely on the web. For the most part, UK sizes seem to run a half size to one full size smaller than U.S. sizes in men's shoes (i.e., if you wear a U.S. men's 5, you would wear a UK 4 or 4.5).

When converting from U.S. sizes to European sizes, it is best to follow the recommendations of the store that you are purchasing from, or have them measure your foot for European sizing. If you are ordering online, you may wish to simply to provide your actual foot measurements in inches or centimeters; some online sellers provide sizing charts based on physical measurements. When in doubt, contact customer service and check on the company's return policy. A number of the online sellers listed below offer free return shipping if shoes do not fit properly.

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Width
Different vendors use different terms for shoe widths. Check with the store you are buying from to see how they designate width. In general, narrow widths are designated by the letters A, B, and sometimes C for men's shoes (Please note: the letter C may be considered wide for a women's shoe designation, but narrow for a men's). Very narrow widths are designated by AA or AAA. Wider shoes are designated by the letters E through EEEEEE (sometimes noted as 2E, 3E, 6E, etc.). Occasionally, shoes may be marked with a "W" for wide, "N" narrow, or "S" for slim. Each manufacturer's shoe will fit a little differently. If a shoe does not feature a special width notation, you can assume it is a standard or "medium" or "M" width. Remember, some companies standard widths run wider than others.

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