Birkenstock sizing question

[loujareth]

I'm a 41 in Birkis but I know that's size 8 on QVC, what get's me is normal UK shoes size 8 are too small for me and I have to wear 9's. Oh and not forgetting narrow and normal fit! it's a whole different ballgame re sizing when it comes to Birkis.

 

[queenie]

I am a size 7 but find birkies generous and buy 39 usually.the ones in tkmax were not Madrid,they were relax and the 39 were too small.sorry this probably doesn't help!!

 

[Julie]

When Birkenstocks were first shown on QVC they used to say go a size up, then about six months later they changed their mind.

Actually what shoe size you normally wear is a bit of a misnomer with Birkenstocks as the foot bed is imprinted. So it isn't about the length of your foot more about where your toes, arch and heel are.

 

[Rentochops]

My foot is an EE and I'm a size 6 and fit that perfectly in Birkis :sun:

 

[rainbowdottie]

I wear a 7 in everything - but wear a 6 in Birkenstocks.When from QVC,the 6 is a 39 and I'm sure they even have 5.5 written in them!

I have heard this and completely agree with it - I truly think birkenstocks make your feet "spread".

 

[borednow]

i went to town today and popped into the local shoe shop. the birkinstocks all had both the uk and the euro sizes on them and the 42 is an 8 and not a 9 as QVC sizing tells us

 

[Sazza]

i went to town today and popped into the local shoe shop. the birkinstocks all had both the uk and the euro sizes on them and the 42 is an 8 and not a 9 as QVC sizing tells us

Yet Birkenstock themselves say an 8 is 41 so QVC are just saying the same as them.

http://www.birkenstock.co.uk/index.php?m=catalogue&a=sizing

 

[borednow]

Yet Birkenstock themselves say an 8 is 41 so QVC are just saying the same as them.

http://www.birkenstock.co.uk/index.php?m=catalogue&a=sizing

then i cant explain it. they clearly had 42 and 8 on them and i tried them on and they did fit (i didnt like them tho, as i think they made my feet look like boats lol) .
i must admit to getting really annoyed and confused with the new sizes that some makes are using. an 8 was always a 42 and now i have anything from a 41 to a 43 in my wardrobe. according to geox sizes i should be a 9 or 10 uk but a 42/8 fits perfectly, same with rockports but naturalizer can be hit and miss

 

[bags]

In the 8pm show they have just shown a pack shot of item no 151761 Birkenstock Java.
The pictured pack shot of the sole clearly shows a size 40 7.

 

[bags]

Also too item no 152308 Birkenstock Sydney has just been on.
Ann is just showing that has 40 7 on the sole.

 

[Itchy]

:thinking: This debate has got me going now, so I have just been down to the wardrobe. I have 5 pairs of birkenstocks. I am size 6 in all shoes/boots/sandles. All my birkies say size 39 AND 5.5, which I am definitely not. They all fit me perfectly. It makes no sense to me. I am a size 6, not 5.5 and I spent 2 years working in a shoe shop where we sold quite a lot of continental shoes. We were instructed that size 38 is 5, 39 is 6, 40 is 7 etc. I know this does not help anyone, but thought I would put my oar in.

 

[Midsomer Madness]

I have wide feet and usually wear a size 8 in all my shoes. However with regular fit Birkinstocks I can comfortably fit into a 7, in fact I even have a pair in a 6! In the narrow fit Birkinstocks (which I think are the ones that QVC sell) I wear an 8! If you like Birkinstocks take a look at the Very website later in the year when they have a sale on...i picked up two pairs for £15 each at the end of last year!

 

[Mibbette]

I have 3 pairs of Betula in a 7 and they all fit great. I have 1 pair of Gizeh in a 7 and they don't fit so great. I ordered the OTO on monday in an 8, and have received a 7.5 (41)... grrr!!!