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Why do shoe manufacturers assume women have narrow feet?
Sick and tired of having to buy men's shoes to get wide fitting. Do manufacturers assume women have long skinny feet? I've heard it so many times - since I was getting fitted for school shoes when I was 5. [I'm now 57]
"Oh yes, Madam, children's feet are wider these days" [in the 70s when I was tiny and my Mum had to buy nurses' moccasins to get them wide enough] - so why not make wider shoes then?
Fast forward to 2021 - "Oh yes, women's feet are wider these days, but you'll have to buy men's shoes if you want wide ones" - so why has nothing changed?
At the end of the day, I choose mens shoes as I can't stand the pain otherwise, but just can someone explain why??
"Oh yes, Madam, children's feet are wider these days" [in the 70s when I was tiny and my Mum had to buy nurses' moccasins to get them wide enough] - so why not make wider shoes then?
Fast forward to 2021 - "Oh yes, women's feet are wider these days, but you'll have to buy men's shoes if you want wide ones" - so why has nothing changed?
At the end of the day, I choose mens shoes as I can't stand the pain otherwise, but just can someone explain why??
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Do some brands not do wider fit for their shoes? I wonder if there are bespoke ones you can get, but I hate to think of what they'd charge!