Are my feet shrinking or are shoe sizes getting bigger?

[RitaZ.]

I used to wear a size 8 before having children, sometimes 8.5. While pregnant and sometime after, I went up to a size 9. Up until about 6 months ago or so, I've noticed that 8.5 is too big on me, I'm back to wearing size 8. Which makes me wonder, is it my feet or are shoe sizes getting bigger?

 

[Maleficent13]

Sizes are getting bigger. I've worn a size 7 since I turned 14. The last three pairs I've bought I've had to get a 6.5...I was swimming in the 7. My mom's had the same problem.

 

[MosMom]

I think it depends on the shoe. I've found some seem to run bigger but those little strappy numbers seem very small to me. I don't have a prayer of stuffing my sausages into any of those smaller than a 10.

 

[RitaZ.]

Bridget,

I don't know... Last night, I bought a new pair of shoes, strappy wedges. When I held them in my hand (size 8), I thought they looked too small and like a narrow fit. I decided to try on an 8.5 and they were too big.

 

[FreshTressa]

Did you lose weight?

I've noticed no difference.

 

[RitaZ.]

No weight loss.

Mal, I guess we're the only ones that have noticed it. Maybe our feet are shrinking.

 

[jennyl772003]

Shoes are getting bigger. When I was in highschool, I ALWAYS wore a 10 (flippers, I know).

These days, I wear a 9 or 9.5. 10s are HUGE. Sometimes, even the 9 are too big.

 

[golfgal]

I don't know that they are getting bigger, I used to wear a 7.5 and now I wear a 9.

 

[helenabear]

Did you lose weight?

I've noticed no difference.

That's what I was thinking too! I have shoes that used to fit me and after I lost almost 70 pounds, they are now too big on me. I've dropped about .5 to 1 full size.

The little strappy shoes do usually run small though. And the pointy shoes have a tendency to do as well.

I think some styles do run big, but I've noticed some are wider now than they used to be, which might allow for a smaller size.

 

[Imzadi]

It depends on the price of shes & the company. For shoes I get at Target or Payless, I'm always a size 8. Nine West shoes & fancy companies, I'm a size 7. I call this "vanity sizing."

Same with clothes, at Target, I'm an 8; expensive designer clothing, I'm a 4.

 

[Disfan1]

Whew! I was about to start a thread asking this same question! I've been a size 6 shoe since middle school but the last time I bought sneakers, i had to go down to a 5.5 because a 6 would not stay on without falling off!

 

[KAMommy]

I feel your pain!!! Well, maybe not. I have worn a 8.5 shoes for years, but I have been limited because I have wide feet. Lately, I don't have to worry so much, just about everything is wide enough. This is cool for me, but what do people with narrow feet do?

 

[RitaZ.]

Lately, I don't have to worry so much, just about everything is wide enough. This is cool for me, but what do people with narrow feet do?

Maybe that's the reason why 8.5 are bigger on me, maybe they're wider.