Help for height

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My husband is 5'5" and a shoe size 7-7.5, he has trouble finding shoes.

For dress shoes, Allen-Edmonds is a good option. They have extended sizes, for both length and width. Go to an in-person store for fitting. A-E uses several different "lasts", so a 7.5 D might fit in one style but an 8 C might fit the same foot in a style with a different last. They cost more, but can be resoled many times and also can be refurbished so are a good long term value.

For running shoes, sizes below 8 can be challenging. Brooks has some limited offerings below mens size 8. Color choices from Brooks for a given style likely will be limited below an 8. However, Brooks shoes in all sizes are designed to provide good performance. Brooks only sells running shoes.

New Balance also offers some smaller or narrow/wide options. The more expensive ones will be good performance, but NB also sells a lot of low performance "fashion" athletic shoes. Important to understand which sort of shoes one is buying. Unlike Brooks, NB also sells tennis, basketball, and other kinds of athletic shoes.

Most Nike shoes below mens 8 are designed to meet a certain price, rather than to meet the same performance as the mens regular sized (8 and up) athletic shoes. I can't really recommend them as a result.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I am male, 71", and mens shoe size 7.5 narrow. From about age 16 until age 40, I consistently weighed 135 lbs and could eat food without any weight gain. Started gaining weight at age 40. I think all of this is hereditary.

Wow. I suppose small feet run in your family. I thought most males hit at least size 9 but I guess it varies. When did you hit your growth spurt?

Both parents feet were longer than average length. Dad's feet were very long and narrow. Mom's were long and normal width. Genetics just are not as predictable as some folks think.