Herring Shoes sizing from US to UK

Good morning,

Chris here from Herring's again, I hope everyone is well.

We have had some discussions in the office of late about the sizing chart we have on our site converting from US to UK sizing, and ultimately we want to make it as accurate as possible for as many of our customers as we can.

Currently we advise to go down a half size from your US dress shoe size ( its important to remember we state dress shoe size, as any sneaker or casual size will not convert correctly as you will need to drop down at least two full sizes ) but we are starting to find many of our customers are getting a better fit by going down a full size.

This is where we would really appreciate your help and feedback. We thought it would be great to get some direct customer feedback from the knowledgable group on this forum so we would be grateful if you could take the time to quickly answer our shoe sizing poll also.

Best regards

Chris Clark ( Herring shoes )

Hi Chris, I used to live in the UK and have some experience purchasing shoes in the UK and US - because my feet are very wide (EEE) I always size down 1/2 size. However for "normal" size feet I can definitely see sizing down a full size being the norm. Definitely an art not a science, given the multitudes of different lasts.

Thank you very much, highly appreciated. I will work on this to try and get this all as accurate as possible for our US customers.

Best,

Chris

You must not forget that feet 'spread', so if someone starts to wear trainers or JBs (and other 'soft' shoes such as desert boots) regularly than their size requirement for what is known in the US as 'dress' shoes will change. Older people can have difficulties if they suffer from fluid retention. Those fluids congregate in the ankles thus giving rise to a need to a larger size. If they take a diuretic or the retention is variable then their shoe size is variable.

Shops where kids of 18 try to sell shoes are to be avoided as a good shop keeper will be aware of the factors affecting changes in the feet in entirely healthy people.