Converse Shoe Size Chart
I decided to write this article about the Converse shoe size chart after I discovered that Chuck Taylors are sized differently than other shoes in the brand. I discovered this when my daughters were begging me to get them โChucksโ to wear to school. All of their friends were wearing them and well, keeping up with the Jonesโ and all.
Normally, I wouldnโt encourage this behavior but weโre talking Converse shoes, not a Corvette car. Also, many of my readers wanted to know how to convert shoe sizes for another reason. That is, parents like me who had children with big feet wondered what size in womenโs shoes they might wear.
Or, there are women with small feet who like to save money by buying childrenโs shoes. All good reasons to want to know how to convert Converse shoe sizes. Hereโs what I discovered.
Converting Converse sizes
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With most shoe brands, when you convert from youth to women, youโre adding or subtracting two sizes.
However, thatโs not the case with Converse โ and especially the Chuck Taylor high top sneakers.
Chuck Taylor sizes
In fact, before you can convert Converse shoe sizes for youth to women or women to youth, thereโs one thing you have to understand: Chuck Taylor shoes run large.
Therefore, because of this Converse sizing anomaly, they recommend that you size down a half size to account for this.
So, for example, letโs say you wear a womenโs size 8. Then, based on Converse sizing, you would need a size 7.5 in Chucks.
Converse brand youth to womenโs sizes
On the other hand, when it comes to converting youth size shoes in Converse to womenโs sizes, thereโs an even bigger difference.
So, for example, a nine-inch long foot in youth sizes for Converse is a size 3.5 youth in Chucks. On the other hand, you would be a size 4 youth in other Converse shoes.
Compare that with a womanโs size for a nine-inch long foot. Then, youโve got a size 6 in womenโs for Chucks. Also, itโs a size 6.5 in womenโs for all other Converse shoes.
Therefore, the conversion formula for Converse youth to womenโs sizes is actually plus 2.5 (+2.5). And the conversion formula for Youth Chucks to Womenโs Chucks is also plus 2.5 (+2.5).
OK, instead of all this math mumbo jumbo, here is a Converse shoes size chart Iโve created.
Converse shoe size chart
Youth or Big Kid Chucks Size | Youth Converse Sizes | Chucks Womenโs Size | Converse Womenโs Sizes |
3.5 | 4 | 6 | 6.5 |
4 | 4.5 | 6.5 | 7 |
4.5 | 5 | 7 | 7.5 |
5 | 5.5 | 7.5 | 8 |
5.5 | 6 | 8 | 8.5 |
6 | 6.5 | 8.5 | 9 |
6.5 | 7 | 9 | 9.5 |
7 | 7.5 | 9.5 | 10 |
7.5 | 8 | 10 | 10.5 |
8 | 8.5 | 10.5 | 11 |
Here are tips to clean Converse sneakers and other shoes.
Final thoughts
My team created a custom-built shoe size calculator that you can use to convert youth to women or men sizes for most brands. You can access that tool in this shoe size article.
Finally, if youโre interested, you can shop for Chuck Taylor high top sneakers here.