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In the Continental European system, the shoe size is the length of the last, ... 38 247.5 38.5 250 39 255 255 40 260 — 40.5 262.5 41 265 270 270 42 275 43
The joint European standard for size labelling of clothes, formally known as the EN 13402 Size designation of clothes, is a European standard for labelling clothes sizes. The standard is based on body dimensions measured in centimetres , and as such, and its aim is to make it easier for people to find clothes in sizes that fit them.
There are several ISO standards for size designation of clothes, but most of them are being revised and replaced by one of the parts of ISO 8559 which closely resembles European Standard EN 13402: ISO 3635:1981, Size designation of clothes: Definitions and body measurement procedure (withdrawn, replaced by ISO 8559-1)
Shoes—always heels, never platforms—are ordered one size smaller (she is normally a 38) and refitted with metal shanks. Says Celine, "We have to make haute couture industrial."
World's largest pair of shoes, Riverbank Center, Philippines—5.29 metres (17.4 ft) long and 2.37 metres (7 ft 9 in) wide, equivalent to a French shoe size of 75. Shoe sizes are indicated by a numerical value representing the length of the shoe, with different systems used globally. European sizes are measured in Paris Points, while the UK and ...
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It is commonly used for shoe sizes in Continental Europe. The unit was invented by French shoemakers in the early 1800s. [ 1 ] Its origin probably lies in 2 ⁄ 3 centimetre being very close to 1 ⁄ 4 inch; a French inch pouce-roi is around 27 mm, a quarter of that is 6.7 mm, close to 6. 6 mm defined for the Paris point.
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