Van Bommel shoemaking is still a matter of craftsmanship and we continuously strive to create the best fit possible. But it is also this very aspiration which can make it more difficult to determine your right shoe size. Below you will find a size conversion chart detailing European sizes in centimetres and how these numbers translate into UK sizes for you to easily determine your size.
| EU size |
Cm
foot |
Exact
UK size |
Recommended
UK size |
| 38 |
25,3 |
4,9 |
5 |
| 38½ |
25,7 |
5,3 |
5,5 |
| 39 |
26,0 |
5,7 |
6
|
| 39½ |
26,3 |
6,1 |
6
|
| 40 |
26,7 |
6,5 |
6,5 |
| 40½ |
27,0 |
6,9 |
7 |
| 41 |
27,3 |
7,3 |
7,5 |
| 41½ |
27,7 |
7,7 |
8 |
| 42 |
28,0 |
8,1 |
8 |
| 42½ |
28,3 |
8,5 |
8,5 |
| 43 |
28,7 |
8,9 |
9 |
| 43½ |
29,0 |
9,3 |
9,5 |
| 44 |
29,3 |
9,6 |
9,5 |
| 44½ |
29,7 |
10,0 |
10 |
| 45 |
30,0 |
10,4 |
10,5 |
| 45½ |
30,3 |
10,8 |
11
|
| 46 |
30,7 |
11,2 |
11,5 |
| 46½ |
31,0 |
11,6 |
11,5 |
| 47 |
31,3 |
12,0 |
12 |
| 47½ |
31,7 |
12,4 |
12,5 |
| 48 |
32,0 |
12,8 |
13 |
| 48½ |
32,3 |
13,2 |
13,5 |
| 49 |
32,7 |
13,6 |
13,5 |
“Wordplays on labels and outsoles… I always enjoy them most when they don’t really get noticed or aren’t even understood. Preferably, I don’t even explain them. The more mystery the better. On this shoe it says ‘On the Floris van Bommel’. Think about this one for a second! (Spoiler alert 1: Read the sentence out loud slowly and see what it sounds like. Spoiler alert 2: Put an extra ‘o’ into Floris and separate the ‘is’ from the name, then you should get it… and if you don’t – you don’t :P).”
