When recommending shoe sizes, LOWA calculates with an additional length of 15 mm (12 mm for children). This has already been considered in the following information. Individual foot shapes and personal fit preferences can deviate from these recommendations.
The foot length (mm) is a recommendation of LOWA, which is based on scientific findings.
+ 12 mm
+ 15 mm
+ 15 mm
| LOWA recommendation incl. extra toe room | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Foot length (mm) | UK | EU | JP | US men + children | US women cemented construction | US women injected construction |
| 218 Women | 2½ | 35.0 | 218 | 3½ | 4 | 4½ |
| 222 Women | 3 | 36.0 | 222 | 4 | 4½ | 5 |
| 226 Women | 3½ | 36½ | 226 | 4½ | 5 | 5½ |
| 230 Women | 4 | 37.0 | 230 | 5 | 5½ | 6 |
| 235 Women | 4½ | 37½ | 235 | 5½ | 6 | 6½ |
| 239 Women | 5 | 38.0 | 239 | 6 | 6½ | 7 |
| 243 Women | 5½ | 39.0 | 243 | 6½ | 7 | 7½ |
| 247 Men Women | 6 | 39½ | 247 | 7 | 7½ | 8 |
| 252 Men Women | 6½ | 40.0 | 252 | 7½ | 8 | 8½ |
| 256 Men Women | 7 | 41.0 | 256 | 8 | 8½ | 9 |
| 260 Men Women | 7½ | 41½ | 260 | 8½ | 9 | 9½ |
| 265 Men Women | 8 | 42.0 | 265 | 9 | 9½ | 10 |
| 269 Men Women | 8½ | 42½ | 269 | 9½ | 10 | 10½ |
| 273 Women Men | 9 | 43½ | 273 | 10 | 10½ | 11 |
| 277 Men Women | 9½ | 44.0 | 277 | 10½ | 11 | 11½ |
| 281 Men Women | 10 | 44½ | 281 | 11 | 11½ | 12 |
| 285 Men | 10½ | 45.0 | 285 | 11½ | ||
| 290 Men | 11 | 46.0 | 290 | 12 | ||
| 294 Men | 11½ | 46½ | 294 | 12½ | ||
| 298 Men | 12 | 47.0 | 298 | 13 | ||
| 302 Men | 12½ | 48.0 | 302 | 13½ | ||
| 307 Men | 13 | 48½ | 307 | 14 | ||
| 311 Men | 13½ | 49.0 | 311 | 14½ | ||
| 315 Men | 14 | 49½ | 315 | 15 | ||
| 319 Men | 14½ | 50½ | 319 | 15½ | ||
| 324 Men | 15 | 51.0 | 324 | 16 | ||
| 328 Men | 15½ | 51½ | 328 | 16½ | ||
| 332 Men | 16 | 52.0 | 332 | 17 | ||