Are mens shoe sizes wider?

Men typically have wider feet and therefore the standard width for a men’s shoe would be a wide for a woman’s shoe. You can review the charts below to better understand how widths vary between gender.

Are mens shoes naturally wider?

In the US, men’s shoes tend to have a slightly wider cut than women’s. Shoes for both genders are commonly available in narrow, medium, wide and extra-wide choices.

Are mens shoe sizes wider than women’s?

Generally speaking, there’s a 1.5-size difference in length between women and men shoes (ladies, if you’re a size 8.5, you’d be a size 7 in men’s shoes) but the width size remains the same (so if you’re a women’s D, you’re also a men’s D).

Can I buy mens shoes as a woman?

Can Women Wear Men’s Shoes? When you convert women’s shoe size to men’s, you will find that women can wear men’s running shoes and even boy’s styles. For example, a woman with a size 5 foot, would wear a 3.5 in boys. Kids shoes will not be quite as wide as a men’s shoe, and that could be very helpful.

What is the average width of a man’s shoe?

The standard (medium) width for women is B, while the standard width for men is D. Shoe boxes and labels will only identify widths other than standard. Within the shoes, wide and narrow widths are identified on the label, underneath the tongue — ie.

What is the average width of a man’s foot?

Differences between narrow and wide feet are substantial for all length classes and regions. For instance, the whiskers of North American feet in the 270 mm length class extend from 94.4 mm (narrow feet) to 110.2 mm (wide feet), while the mean foot width is 102.0 mm. The foot width span of 90% feet is 15.8 mm.