How to Size Sandals
Feet can continue to grow, even as we get older. It's not uncommon to find that our tried-and-true shoes are suddenly tighter at the toes or on the sides. In addition to natural growth, gaining or losing weight can also cause shoe size to change. If it's been a long time since you've bought a new pair of shoes or
sandals
, it's a good idea to check and see whether your size has changed. If you're too embarrassed to do this in a shoe store, there is a good way to find out what size shoes and sandals you wear right at home.
Things You'll Need:
Piece of paper
Pencil
Tape
Ruler
Step
1
Tape the piece of paper to the floor. Make sure it's secure enough that it doesn't move.
Step
2
Put on a pair of socks and place your foot on the paper.
Step
3
Use the pencil to trace the outline of your foot onto the paper. Keep the pencil pointing straight down, without angling it, and trace as close to your foot as possible.
Step
4
Place the ruler along the top of the foot outline and draw a straight line across it, making sure the pencil actually touches the top of the original foot outline at some point. Repeat this process with the bottom of the outline.
Step
5
Measure the length from the top line to the bottom line and record the length.
Step
6
Find the size of women's sandals you should wear based on the following guidelines: starting at 8 inches, which is a size five, sandal sizes go up a half size for every 1/2 inch beyond 8 inches.
Step
7
Find the size of men's sandals based on the following measurements: starting at 9 inches, which is a size six, sandals sizes go up a half size for every 1/2 inch beyond 9 inches.
Tips & Warnings
Make sure the piece of paper you use to trace your foot is sturdy (don't use onion skin or tracing paper) and is larger than your foot by several inches on all sides.
Type up the inches-to-size-conversion numbers and take it, along with a small ruler, to the shoe store with you, in case you run across any sandals without sizes printed on them. While rare, this can be a problem if you find a sandal you like that's been moved out of its correct size section.
http://www.ehow.com/how_2228111_size-sandals.html
Feet can continue to grow, even as we get older. It's not uncommon to find that our tried-and-true shoes are suddenly tighter at the toes or on the sides. In addition to natural growth, gaining or losing weight can also cause shoe size to change. If it's been a long time since you've bought a new pair of shoes or
sandals
, it's a good idea to check and see whether your size has changed. If you're too embarrassed to do this in a shoe store, there is a good way to find out what size shoes and sandals you wear right at home.
Things You'll Need:
Piece of paper
Pencil
Tape
Ruler
Step
1
Tape the piece of paper to the floor. Make sure it's secure enough that it doesn't move.
Step
2
Put on a pair of socks and place your foot on the paper.
Step
3
Use the pencil to trace the outline of your foot onto the paper. Keep the pencil pointing straight down, without angling it, and trace as close to your foot as possible.
Step
4
Place the ruler along the top of the foot outline and draw a straight line across it, making sure the pencil actually touches the top of the original foot outline at some point. Repeat this process with the bottom of the outline.
Step
5
Measure the length from the top line to the bottom line and record the length.
Step
6
Find the size of women's sandals you should wear based on the following guidelines: starting at 8 inches, which is a size five, sandal sizes go up a half size for every 1/2 inch beyond 8 inches.
Step
7
Find the size of men's sandals based on the following measurements: starting at 9 inches, which is a size six, sandals sizes go up a half size for every 1/2 inch beyond 9 inches.
Tips & Warnings
Make sure the piece of paper you use to trace your foot is sturdy (don't use onion skin or tracing paper) and is larger than your foot by several inches on all sides.
Type up the inches-to-size-conversion numbers and take it, along with a small ruler, to the shoe store with you, in case you run across any sandals without sizes printed on them. While rare, this can be a problem if you find a sandal you like that's been moved out of its correct size section.
http://www.ehow.com/how_2228111_size-sandals.html
