Do you know if you have, narrow, normal, or wide feet?

[Regen]

I was out shopping for a pair of 5"in. stilletto sandals yesterday at Skyscraper Heels in Chicago and I noticed that my when I put my foot in a women's 13 US, (my correct size) my foot slipped through the front of it. Then the guy who was helping me immediately said "looks like you have narrow feet." At that point I realized that my predictions about me having narrow feet (according to this page on http://shoes.about.com/od/fitcomfort/a/womens_width.htm) were correct. He had a number of shoes in size 13 in a 5" inch stilletto but none of them had a narrow fit. So lucky me is stuck with a special 3 week order for narrow 5" stilleto heels and no shoes to take home that day. He later said that most shoe companies now a days make regular and wide fits as if narrow doesnt exist anymore but clearly it does. He said a women came in the other day to get special order narrow stripper shoes because her feet, like mine, were narrow.

TL,DR: So, it made me wonder, do you know if you have narrow, normal, or wide feet? Vote in the pole and tell your story!

[Shafted]

I have a narrow in men's sizing and medium in a women's.

[Foxyheels]

well my feet are 0.5 inches bigger than extra wide for my foot size so I have very extra wide feet. Couple this with my extremely high arches my feet are not the norm, more reason to cover them in beautiful high heels me thinks.

[hhboots]

My foot is a bit wide for my length size in women's shoes. The ideal size for me is a US 9.5 wide. But I usually just buy a 10 medium (which fits me ok) since those are much more common than the former. In men's I wear 8.5 regular.

[Bernheels]

I typically wear a size 10 Wide for men - size 11 normal in womens sizes. Some 11's are a bit snug - but I get them anyway. I have noticed over the years of buying and wearing womens heels - that they seem to have made an 11 larger than what it used to be. I am happy about that! Bernheels

[Steve63130]

And LOTS more choices in 11. US Women's 11 used to be very hard to find; now most brands (but not all) have it. Steve

[HappyinHeels]

Regen,

How interesting that you were at SkyscraperHeels on Thursday. I was in Chicago for some training and stopped by to talk to Gary around 3:30 pm while you could still park in front before the rush hour parking restrictions occur at 4 PM. He has a wide range of sizes but could accommodate you. He does a lot of custom orders and could have a shoe made for you which has a size 13 top but a size 12 bottom or vice versa or you should be able to have it made with a narrow fit. I had stopped in just to chat since we also see each other in northern Wisconsin as we both have land up there. I wore my new "BLYTHE" wedges with bootcut jeans into the store then went to see a friend in the far sw burbs before gong home. I encourage everyone to wear your shoes when you visit shoe stores as it is more fun!

http://www.bakersshoes.com/p-214194-BLYTHE.aspx?c=756

HappyinHeels:wave:

[Regen]

Sorry to burst your bubble HappyinHeels but I was in there on Wednesday. I did manage to get an order in scheduled for arrival in a few weeks. They are 5" black patent (maybe 1 inch platform) stillettos with size 11 toe box to fit my narrow size 13 feet. I'll post pictures later on when I recieve them.

[roniheels]

I have very high arches and narrow feet. I think that's why high heels are more comfortable on my feet than many shoes.

[SleekHeels]

As a kid I used to need wide-fitting school shoes. With heels I do find there's pressure across the width that squeezes the front of my foot, to the point that a narrow pair of shoes will also feel too small in the length (while the next size up can be too long) . Rather than squeeze into narrow-fitting shoes that I end up never wearing because of the pain I just don't buy them now, no matter how much I like the style. On occasions when I've found pretty wide-fitting heels I've liked they've felt much more comfortable to wear, though I wouldn't choose a frumpy looking style just because it fits well. I never seem to have a problem with slingbacks slipping, I wonder if that's anything to do with having wide rather than narrow feet... I feel a poll coming on... http://www.hhplace.org/everybody/20351-slingbacks_foot_width.html

[Marion]

The chart says I have average width, but the most comfortable shoes I own are wide width...

[kikepa]

I'm a C (narrow) in men's, as well as a narrow in women's. However, since I usually like wearing normal cotton socks with boots, B-width boots suit me fine. I'd love to find 13N sandals, but no dice so far!

[ChipsHH]

I can't really say which I like, hence why I'm going with the first answer, haha. I keep thinking I have narrow feet, since I can fit some 11s that Look narrow but I'm a size 12 in women's. Strange, I know.

[hoverfly]

Wide foot, narow heels. The worst type of feet to have for shoes.