How to convert EU shoe size to US?

[Polly Lieberman]

EU shoe manufacturers use much larger numbers to reflect shoe sizes than US manufacturers. To a great extent, this distinction is linked to the fact that the United States uses the imperial system of measurement while Europe uses the metric system. This means that in measuring a person's feet in Europe, manufacturers use centimeters, while in the US, manufacturers use inches. With centimeters being so much smaller than inches, it should now be obvious why there is such a big difference in the numbers used to reflect shoe sizes.

To convert EU shoe size to US, you need to use the following steps:

1. Get the EU size.
2. Subtract 2 from the given size and divide the result by 1.5. This is the length of your foot in centimeters.
3. Divide the answer in 2 by 2.54 to convert the length of your foot to inches.
4. Multiply the answer by 3, then subtract 21( if you are converting the US to EU Shoe Size (European) for women). Subtract 22 if you are converting the EU to US shoe size for men.
5. The answer in 4 is the desired shoe size in US.

Of course, you could save yourself the trouble using our EU to US shoe size calculator.