How to Convert Men’s to Women’s Shoe Sizes

Dear Shoe Lady,
I am a men’s size 9. What does that translate to in women’s shoes, particularly high heels?
Thank you
-N

Good Day N,
The first step in converting a man’s shoe size to a woman’s is to measure your feet! Refer to this recent post for step by step instructions. Without your your length and width measurements (so important) I will use the given men’s size 9 which converts to a women’s size 10.5.

Depending on the style you desire I selected a couple shoes which happen to be favorites of mine. Always remember pedicures are your best friends in summer and keep you feeling sexy all winter long.

I love leopard shoes. They make a rather dull outfit pop. Don’t be scare to jazz up your standard work outfits to add a touch of glamour. The heel height is 2.25 with a rounded toe pump and platform sole.

Naturalizer Lennox Natural Jungle at DesignerShoes.com

Naturalizer Lennox Natural Jungle is a High Heel Dressy Pump

A fantastic new brand, Takera, designed by Asjha Jones, WNBA All-Star, made exclusively for women sizes 10.5 through 15. She recognized the void in the market place for this exotic sizing due to her own personal pains of not being able to fulfill her shoe fetish due to limited styles and quality in her size, 13. The Takera Milan Black Leather (my top pick) rocks a 3.2 inch heel, zip up heel and sexy black netting.

Takera Milan Black Leather at DesignerShoes.com

Takera Milan Black Leather is a High Heel Dressy Pump

Be sure to browse all women’s size 10.5 high heels at DesignerShoes.com. Our sister site!

Best of luck!

Women’s Size 13 WW

Dear Shoe Lady, I have just been looking at the new arrival list and as I see there is NOTHING over a women’s size 12 I need a size 13WW which in your last e-mail you said had arrived. Can you tell me will there be any thing in the size I require soon as I do not which to wear sandals in a English winter!!
Looking forward to your reply,

Hi Jane,
I am sorry to hear of your trouble searching, but am more than happy to suggest some new styles for you. Here are some new arrivals in size 13WW for you to look through that would be more suitable for an English winter. We aim to bring in the widest selection of shoes in a variety of large sizes.

Antia Marisa Black at DesignerShoes.com

Marisa by Antia is a High Heel Casual Bootie

Antia Marisa Black Bootie has a 2.75 inch heel height. Stacked-Leather wrapped heel height featuring full grain upper leathers, and authentic premium leather and cotton linings with an exclusive laser leather sock design, and a full high quality foam, a well shaped arch support leather piece for a great cushioning.

Antia Abella Mocha at DesignerShoes.com

Abella by Antia is a Low Heel Casual Pump

Abella by Antia is a textured ballet flat that can be appropriate for winter paired with opaque or woolen tights.

Antia Nikita Black at DesignerShoes.com

Nikita by Antia is a Low Heel Casual Bootie

Nikita by Antia has a solid raised and negative heel.

Good luck,
The Shoe Lady

Fall Selection for Size 13 Wide and Double Wide Shoes

Dear Shoe Lady,
I’m a women’s size 13W/WW and wanted to know when the Fall selection would be available?

Hi Nancy,
Great questions, and thank you for your interest! It is good to see that you are planning for the upcoming fall season. Since grey is the color for fall, you should be sure to see variations of grey throughout fashion pieces. Our fall collection is currently up now!

Antia Abella Mocha Metallic Snake at DesignerShoes.com

Abella by Antia is a Low Heel Dressy Flat

Antia Beatriz Mocha Tumbled Antique at DesignerShoes.com

Beatriz by Antia is a Low Heel Dressy Loafer

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Happy Browsing.
The Shoe Lady

Large Women Shoes

Dear shoe lady,
A desperate call from a plus size lady. I’ve been wearing mens shoes for almost a decade. I can’t even wear women’s shoes anymore because the sizes are too small. I used to wear women’s size 13 until load and behold my feet spread because of my weight which is fine but I learned at a young age to take care of your self and always be professional. I wear size 13 in mens because there comfortable and wide enough not to hurt my feet but there too long in the length.

I am flat footed and I am on my feet eight to ten hours a day and I love to walk. I am starting school again and there are no professional shoes in any store in NYC that cater my size. I swear off spikey heels because of the fear of the heel breaking and me falling. I measured my foot which is 11 and a half inches to 12 inches in length and 5 and a half inches in width. I will love to learn to wear thick heels for the office. I experiment on shoes in the size of 13 wide but they were tight in the width so I’m thinking 13 double wide to 14 is my size but unsure. Shoe lady you are my last hope HELP!!!! PLEASE A DESPERATE CALL FROM A PLUS SIZE LADY.

Dear Shannel-
DO NOT DESPAIR! Here is the goal. Men’s shoes or women’s shoes, we want to get you the right shoes so that you feel terrific when you are at school and at work.

First, I question your measurements. If you wear a size 13 in men’s shoes and you measure your feet at 11.5 inches to 12 inches, then you need to be looking for a woman’s size 15. They are hard to find. But DesignerShoes.com has 131 styles. Trying to fit into a size 13 shoe will be very depressing indeed.

Second, understanding your real requirement for width can be tricky too. A 5.5 inch measurement for width is a WW or extra wide in a size 15. When you narrow it down to WW, there are only seven choices. But width is deceiving. You may need an even wider width if your feet are thick from top to bottom. Or you may be able to wear a medium or wide if the shoe is long enough, and the right style and your foot is flexible. Read more about wide feet here.

Now back to the problem at hand. As much as we don’t like it, a whole lot of us, your Shoe Lady included, have had to shop in the men’s department for shoes sometimes. For work and for school, I recommend finding a shoe with a thick cushioned sole that is wide enough and long enough. Try the Clark by Tamarac.

Tamarac Clark Antique at DesignerShoes.com

Clark by Tamarac is a Low Heel Casual Loafer

I also recommend going to a store that carries New Balance shoes and finding something comfortable in your size. And, one more thing…. in New York City, you may not be able to find shoes in your size, but you can find shoe stores that have pedorthists. Your main goal MUST be to care for those hard to fit feet. Don’t punish them. A good pedorthist will help you understand how to do that. And a pedorthist may be able to help you find some men’s styles that will be appropriate for work and school.

As for those 131 size 15’s – once you have comfortable, every day shoes, then look for shoes for play. There are some very cute ballet flats. In a couple of weeks we will have some “Ugg” style boots in your size. Some of the styles that work may be fabric shoes. Look at the Sanuk styles. Look at the Cape Clogs styles, they are made in Scandinavia with wood soles. We have two styes available now that go to size 15. I recommend the gold –

Cape Clogs Gold Gold at DesignerShoes.com

Gold by Cape Clogs is a Mid Heel Casual Mule

, not something you’ll find in the Men’s Dept.! And look at the new Fit In Clouds line. If the size 14 in that brand works for you, you will have party shoes at less than $30 a pair!

I wish the choices were greater. I know those Shoe Fairies at DesignerShoes.com are working on it for you.

Best wishes in your new academic program,

The Shoe Lady