a men's size 8 shoe is what size in women's

A size 8 men's shoe is equivalent to a women's size 5. The difference in sizes can be attributed to the fact that men are typically much taller than women and this means that their foot is longer and more narrow than a woman's.

New Balance Men's 877 V1 Walking Shoe
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In a society that has normalized the differences between shoe sizes for men and woman, it can be difficult to know what size you should buy based on your gender.

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 If you don't have a women's foot length, what size will you be? This article will help you figure out which size to go with.

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You might ask yourself: "How do I know what size shoe I need?" There are several general guidelines that we use to figure this out.

Women's Propet Delaney Alpine Ankle Boot
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 One way is by looking up the sizing charts put forth by the manufacturer.


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 Another way is by using our own feet as a reference point so when we see shoes in stores, we can identify our own foot's dimensions and then compare them to those of available shoes.


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Until now, our size conversion charts focused on the shoes of women. But what about men? Well, most stores carry two different sizes of shoes for men.

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 There are two different shoe sizes in the U.S., one is for dress shoes and the other is for sneakers or athletic shoes.The dress shoe size is typically 8 1/2 to 10 depending on the style of shoe, it's considered to be standard sizing in America.

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 The sneaker or athletic shoe size differs from brand to brand, but generally ranges from 6 1/2 - 11 in U.S sizing (it gets noticeably smaller than that).


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This is an informational and factual blog post that will give you the size of a particular men's size 8 shoe, along with the corresponding size in women's.

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 The question tackles why there are different sizes for shoes between both genders. It also provides a couple questions and answers from the blog post to answer any questions you may have about this topic.

Men's Propet Ford Dress Ankle Boot
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and so on. You can figure this out by dividing the length of your foot by two inches. In other words, if you have a 25-inch foot, divide that by 2 to find out how many inches you need to go down to find your shoe in its equivalent for women. For example, 5" equals 30 mm; 6" equals 36 mm; 7" equals 42 mm; etc.


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Most people make the mistake of buying a men's size 8 shoe and expecting it to fit in women's sizes. They think, "it will be perfect with my skinny jeans!" or "I've got little feet so this should work perfectly." Alarmingly, not only is the shoe too big but it might even slip off your foot.

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