Hi

Quick question please. I know in Thailand I usually buy Size 6 shoes for my wife.

I have had to do a quick trip back to Oz and while I have been away, and with the cold snap in the North, my wife, after many many many years of scathing and generally offensive comments about them , has developed a clandestine love for my ugg boots. and asked me to buy some anklets for pottering round the house and garden (as she has clearly stated would not be seen dead in them outside the property). Apparently you can have function over fashion and good taste but only within confines of residential property.

Now the question dear readers, generally speaking is size 6 referred to in Thailand, a UK size 6 or a USA size 6.

Have asked my wife but no luck deciphering Roman characters and vanity prevents the wearing of optical wear to read small print anyway.

A size 6 in the UK, is a size 8 1/2 in USA, and a size 7 in Oz (http://www.shoesizes.co/) so I its all over the place.

She is a small framed woman, under 50 kilos and I am pretty sure the Thai size corresponds with UK (a size 6 in USA is a size 3 1/2 in UK and that does seem a tad small).

Can any body please excuse my bad taste in footwear and suggest whether a Thai size 6 is UK or USA?

Thanks...and Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year to all.

Sheepskin Ugg, the offending artcile

Edited December 25, 201312 yr by mamborobert

Hi mamborobert

I am a UK size 6
In thailand i am size 6 too, or, as is often displayed, size 39.

I'd measure her feet and take that with you.

I'm 5 foot 2 and wear a size 7 Aus / 37 European so there is a very good chance that your wife has feet even smaller, a USA 6 makes makes more sense to me than her having a UK 6.

Best thing to do is measure her feet, in centimetres not inches and take that, or trace them.

Thank you one and all..

Had a long conversation with wife and we ended up with size 6 UK being same or similar to her other known size as 39 European (that was the bit that helped).

Did learn something in exercise. I was sent a picture of her Converse runners which showed size 4 on the sole. Apparently most Converse Chuck Taylors are unisex and the size on the sole is different by two sizes as to what will be on the inside tag (for a men's size). This photo of the most recent purchase initially caused no end of confusion for me but a handy sports store nearby explained difference and actually looked up on internet to show me.

Just to add a bit more confusion...Ugg Boots apparently can have their own sizing so they had a you beaut converter.

LaraC thanks for the reassuring message , and NIcky2012 using chart at shops Aus size 7 comes up at pretty much the same info as LaraC (size 6 UK and what I thought/hoped) (except the European sizing on chart also showed 39).....and the Chuck taylor size 4...they do not even seem to have a US size 4 (presumably a US brand? assuming they are not Thai knock offs))on the scale for adults.

Anyhow...its a done deal now and a lesson learnt for the future...a.) do not attempt to buy shoes without wife ever without thororough research and foot template.

Edited December 26, 201312 yr by mamborobert

Well they are warm booties so they don't need to be a perfect fit and a little on the large size isn't a bad thing, she can wear socks with them too.

can i ask a question, by friend in Tahiland say she is a "35" i have seen some nice shoes in the u.k. but a "euro" 35 is a 2.5 size in England which is a child size, lady in the shoe shop said i would never get a size 35 "fashion" shoe in the uk, any help the nearest i saw was a "39"

Useful thread on size 35s from the archives

http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/253590-shoe-sizes-help/