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Old 03-16-2004, 04:05 PM
FilmGeek FilmGeek is offline
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poll: What's your shoe size?

Shopping for softball cleats yesterday brought home to me once again how large my feet are. I'm a 25 year old female, I'm 5'8", and I wear a mens size 10 (on average) US. Depending on brand, I fluctuate from a 9 to an 11.

You can see size equivalencies here for English, US, Japanese and French sizing conventions.

In a woman's shoe, that would be size 10 - 13. Not many shoe stores here sell anything above an 9 or 10 in women's sizes. This isn't a big deal for me, as I only wear tennis shoes (sneakers) and they are practically the same for men as women, but if I'm looking for a nice pair of dress shoes, I'm usually SOL.

So, what's your shoe size?
How tall are you?
What gender persuasion do you follow?
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Old 03-16-2004, 04:15 PM
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Size 12

6' 1/2"

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Old 03-16-2004, 04:18 PM
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height: 5'3"
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~7.5 - 8 size shoe
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Old 03-16-2004, 04:30 PM
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Approximately size 13 (Male, UK), but so narrow that I have to have them hand-made.
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Old 03-16-2004, 04:37 PM
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5' 2", female.

Shoe size can vary from a 5 to a 9, and from narrow to wide, all depending on the style of the shoe. (US Women's sizing)

Currently wearing a 7W however.

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Old 03-16-2004, 04:42 PM
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6' 1" male

size 12
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Old 03-16-2004, 04:51 PM
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I don't want to tell you my shoe size, but my penis is huge.

I'm 6'2'' and sport a size 12.
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Old 03-16-2004, 04:55 PM
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I'm a 22 year old 5'7" male and wear a size 13.
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Old 03-16-2004, 05:03 PM
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5'5"
decidedly female
9 or 9W - depending on the shoe
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Old 03-16-2004, 08:17 PM
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10.5 US
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5' 8" 149 lbs, brown eyes, I find wit and sense of humor sexy.
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Old 03-16-2004, 08:40 PM
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5'9"

Size 14 extra wides. And lucky to be that small. My father wears size 16
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Old 03-17-2004, 12:37 AM
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Female, 5'4ish", 6.5-7.5, depending on the shoe.
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Old 03-17-2004, 12:45 AM
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Male.

6' 1"

Euro 46 (which makes that a US 12?).
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Old 03-17-2004, 03:08 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by gouda
Male.

6' 1"

Euro 46 (which makes that a US 12?).
Eleven and a half, according to My Adidas (TM)
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Old 03-17-2004, 05:49 AM
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Mens size 9-10, depending on UK or US sizing, respectively.
5'6"
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Old 03-17-2004, 07:21 AM
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Female, 5'10", wear a Euro size 41 which would be a 9 1/2 or 10 in US sizes.
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Old 03-18-2004, 01:00 AM
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13-14 (US)

6'3"

Male (last I checked)
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Old 03-18-2004, 04:39 PM
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5'10"
7 us 5 uk 38 euro

I have a new respect for shoe stores after reading this thread. Lot's of women with my shoe size, and I rarely have a problem finding shoes that fit. I guess it makes up for the trouble I go through finding pants that do.
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Old 03-18-2004, 04:59 PM
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26-year-old woman
5' 9"
Size 10 in women's/8 in men's
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Old 03-19-2004, 07:58 AM
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Size 6 1/2 , Male, height 5'6". It's getting harder and harder for me to find shoes in my size. I usually end up special ordering them because the stores don't carry my size.
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Old 03-19-2004, 08:43 AM
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Female, 5'1", size 7. Hey, if I had bigger feet, I'd look like a hobbit, so it's good that they're small.
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Old 03-19-2004, 08:50 AM
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Male, 5'9 and 190lbs and I am a size 9 1/2.

What is the first thing my Mother-in-Law said to my wife when she heard about my shoe size?




"I'm sorry."




Eh, good thing the MIL is on the other side of the world and my wife grew up on the metric system. She (Mrs. MeanJoe!) is not so good on the centimeter to inch conversion so...

MeanJoe
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Old 03-19-2004, 12:28 PM
LiquidDiamonds LiquidDiamonds is offline
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Female

5'10"

Size 7.5

I find shoes easily however pants are a different story. I find them long enough and in small sizes from long elegant legs, they have a web site. They also have really cute women's shoes in large sizes, I think the smallest size they carry is a 10. My mom who is 6' and wears an 11 shoes orders from them also.
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Old 03-19-2004, 12:31 PM
LiquidDiamonds LiquidDiamonds is offline
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Here is the address for the shoes

http://www.longelegantlegs.com/products.asp?dept=1013
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Old 03-19-2004, 05:28 PM
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I wear a size 11 AAA.

Just try to find those.
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