Women’s 8.5 in men’s, men’s 7 in women’s

A women’s US 8.5 is a men’s US 7 by the standard size tables, and a men’s 7 is a women’s 8.5: women’s sizes run 1½ above men’s.

UK 6, EU 38.5–39, for a foot of 24.1 to 24.55 cm.

6 of 23 brands map it differently on their own charts (adidas, HOKA, Salomon and 3 more). For men’s 7, 12 of 29 brands map it differently (adidas, Golden Goose, HEYDUDE and 9 more). Check the brand you’re buying.

How 23 brands map women’s 8.5

Brand · their women’s sizeOn their men’s chartFoot, this sizeMatched by
adidasUS 8.5US 7.525.0 cmEU 40 2/3
ANTAUS 8.5US 725.0 cmEU 40
ASICSUS 8.5US 7—printed beside its US 8.5
BrooksUS 8.5US 7—printed beside its US 8.5
ClarksUK 6US 724.6 cmEU 39.5
HOKAUS 8.5US 7.525.0 cmEU 40 2/3
JordanUS 8.5US 725.0 cmprinted beside its US 8.5
KEENUS 8.5US 724.6 cmUK 6
MerrellUS 8.5US 7—printed beside its US 8.5
MizunoUS 8.5US 7—EU 39
New BalanceUS 8.5US 725.5 cmprinted beside its US 8.5
NikeUS 8.5US 725.0 cmprinted beside its US 8.5
OnUS W8.5 / M7US 7—W8.5 / M7
PUMAM7/W8.5US 7—M7/W8.5
ReebokM7/W8.5US 724.6 cmM7/W8.5
SalomonUS 8.5US 7.525.0 cmEU 40 2/3
SauconyUS 8.5US 725.4 cmprinted beside its US 8.5
SkechersUS 8.5US 6.5—UK 5.5
SORELUS 8.5US 7.525.1 cmUK 6.5
TevaM7 / W8.5US 725.4 cmM7 / W8.5
TimberlandUS 8.5US 725.5 cmUK 6.5
UGGUS 8.5US 7.525.4 cmUK 6.5
Under ArmourUS 8.5US 725.0 cmEU 40

How 29 brands map men’s 7

Brand · their men’s sizeOn their women’s chartFoot, this sizeMatched by
adidasUS 7US 824.6 cmEU 40
ANTAUS 7US 8.524.7 cmEU 40
ASICSUS 7US 8.5—printed beside its US 7
BrooksUS 7US 8.5—printed beside its US 7
ClarksUK 6US 8.524.6 cmEU 39.5
Golden GooseEU 40US 1026.4 cmEU 40
HEYDUDEUS 7US 824.5 cmfoot ≤ 24.5 cm
HOKAUS 7US 824.7 cmEU 40
JordanUS 7US 8.524.5 cmprinted beside its US 7
KEENUS 7US 8.524.4 cmUK 6
MerrellUS 7US 8.5—printed beside its US 7
MizunoUS 7US 8.5—EU 39
New BalanceUS 7US 8.525.0 cmprinted beside its US 7
NikeUS 7US 8.524.5 cmprinted beside its US 7
OnUS W8.5 / M7US 8.5—W8.5 / M7
PUMAM7/W8.5US 8.5—M7/W8.5
Red TapeUK 6US 9—EU 40
ReebokM7/W8.5US 8.524.6 cmM7/W8.5
SalomonUS 7US 824.5 cmEU 40
SauconyUS 7US 8.525.4 cmprinted beside its US 7
SkechersUS 7US 9.5—EU 39.5
SORELUS 7US 824.7 cmUK 6
TevaM7 / W8.5US 8.525.4 cmM7 / W8.5
TimberlandUS 7US 8.525.0 cmUK 6.5
UGGUS 7US 824.9 cmUK 6
Under ArmourUS 7US 8.525.0 cmEU 40
VejaEU 40US 925.3 cm40
WoodlandUK 6US 9—EU 40
ZaraUS 7US 925.8 cmEU 40

From each brand’s own charts, linked: the other side’s size where the chart prints it beside this one, or both sizes on one row; otherwise the row on the other chart with the same EU (or UK) size; otherwise the nearest foot length, within 3 mm. “Foot” is the brand’s own foot length for the size in the heading, where its chart gives one, not for the size it maps to. Highlighted rows differ from the standard tables. Not affiliated with any brand.

Who wears women’s 8.5 and men’s 7?

In kids’ sizes, a women’s 8.5 is a 7Y by the standard size tables. Three big-kid charts print it beside a youth size: Nike (also Jordan) 7Y, New Balance 7Y and Saucony 6Y, so a pair from the kids’ range can fit the same foot. The median child’s foot reaches this size at about 14 years, in the US Consumer Product Safety Commission’s survey of children.

The foot each brand’s own chart makes women’s 8.5 for runs from 24.6 cm (KEEN) to 25.5 cm (Dr. Martens) across 17 charts; the standard size tables make it for a foot up to 24.55 cm. Pick the brand whose foot length is at or just above yours.

From the men’s side, the foot each brand’s men’s chart makes men’s 7 for runs from 24.4 cm (KEEN) to 26.4 cm (Golden Goose) across 20 charts.

In the US Army’s 2012 ANSUR II survey of 1,986 women, 13% (262) had a foot in this size’s range, 24.1 to 24.55 cm, and 49% had a foot of 24.55 cm or shorter; of the 4,082 men, 1.4% (57) had a foot in it.

Men’s shoes are cut wider than women’s

At this length, a women’s standard width (B) is 87 mm across the ball, 11 mm narrower than men’s standard D (98 mm); the nearest men’s width is B (95 mm). For men buying women’s shoes the other way round, the nearest women’s width to men’s D is 2E (94 mm). Width letters explained.

Men’s D (standard)98 mm
Women’s B (standard)87 mm
Men’s B (narrow)95 mm
From New Balance’s chart, at its row for a 24.55 cm foot, which it labels men’s 6.5 and women’s 7.5 (its own sizes, not the conversion above). Check your width.

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Women’s US 8.5 in every system

SystemSize
Foot length (cm)24.1–24.55
US men’s7
US kids (Y)7Y
UK6
EU38.5–39
Mondopoint (mm)245–250
Japan (cm)24.5–25

From the standard size tables; where the foot range spans two sizes, both are shown.

Size tables checked 2026-10-23; brand sizes from each brand’s own charts, linked above. An estimate to help you choose: fit varies by brand and model. Not medical advice.