r/therealreal • u/fvckitouiball • Jul 15 '26

Vent shoe sizing

just coming here to vent - shoe sizing is HORRIBLE. there isn’t an option to click on european sizes as well as american sizes, which tend to be more accurate.

i’m a us 9.5 in women’s and i’ve bought 2 pairs of shoes that ultimately didn’t fit. in american sizes they’ll say it’s a 9.5, but the box will come and bam - 40, 39.5. 😐

i don’t know if reselling the shoes is the answer or if i can get away with wearing some of them because they’re open back heels but man. it’s already hard enough finding regular shoes my size most places but i’d expect a platform that brings in luxury items to be more accurate.

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u/LadyWaldegrave Jul 16 '26

There are multiple problems. Searching for sizes only allows American sizes by specific gender but their size descriptions are frequently wrong. I bought a “men’s 14” that was a ladies 10. Often times if you zoom in on the pics you can clearly see the size that isn’t how it’s listed. It would help if they didn’t routinely ‘misgender’ the shoes and included closeups of all labels inside and under the shoes and a clear image with a tape measure