How to Find Your Correct Shoe Size in Nepal (EU, US and UK)
Shoe sizing is inconsistent between brands and between countries, which is why "I am a 42" is not enough information to order confidently. Measuring takes two minutes and removes the guesswork. ## How do you measure your foot properly? 1. Do it in the **evening**. Feet swell through the day by up to half a size, and a shoe that fits at 9am can be tight at 6pm. 2. Wear the socks you will wear with the shoes. 3. Put a sheet of paper on a hard floor against a wall. 4. Stand on it with your **heel touching the wall**, weight on the foot. 5. Mark the tip of your longest toe — which is not always the big toe. 6. Measure heel to mark in centimetres. 7. **Measure both feet.** Most people have one foot up to half a size larger. Buy for the larger one. The [size guide](https://pomoryleather.com/size-guide) has a diagram and the full conversion chart. ## How do EU, US and UK sizes convert? | EU | US | UK | Foot length | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 39 | 6 | 5.5 | 24.5 cm | | 40 | 7 | 6.5 | 25.4 cm | | 41 | 8 | 7.5 | 26.2 cm | | 42 | 9 | 8.5 | 27.1 cm | | 43 | 10 | 9.5 | 27.9 cm | | 44 | 11 | 10.5 | 28.8 cm | | 45 | 12 | 11.5 | 29.6 cm | Pomory sizes are EU. Note that UK sizing runs roughly one size below US. ## What if you are between sizes? Go up. Leather stretches slightly in width as it moulds to your foot, but it does not gain length. A shoe that is marginally long can be corrected with an insole; one that is short cannot be corrected at all. ## How should a new leather shoe feel? Snug across the ball of the foot, with the widest part of your foot at the widest part of the shoe. About a centimetre of room in front of your longest toe. Your heel should stay put when you walk — a little lift on the first wears is normal and disappears as the sole flexes. What you should **not** feel is pressure across the top of the foot or pinching at the little toe. Leather softens; it does not fundamentally change shape. ## Still unsure? Send us your measurement in centimetres and what you are considering, and we will tell you which size to order — [contact us](https://pomoryleather.com/contact-us).
