Why can't I wear men's trainers?

I wish someone would invent Mook size. It's sort of a short triangle, wide at the front, narrow and low at the back, size 2 ish, over pronator.

I had the running shop stumped. I eventually got used to my wide size 4s.

Yes they are

I'm sure better brains than mine are already on the case with 3D printing
Manufacturing will be utterly revolutionized, there will be no jobs in factories no need to import finished products ?

I wear 'women's' trainers for exercise as I have found a particular brand and style that fit me well, but I wear 'boy's' trainers for everyday wear - there's no difference.

Try different types out and see how they fit (don't go on size, go on feel - for e.g. my feet day to day are a size 4, yet I wear a size 5.5 sport trainer due to fit).

That made me think of elves

Or go to a bespoke shoemaker.

yay for suzzane! now all you need to do is invent and patent it, we will all buy some!

Maybe you could "pitch to rich" (richard branson) I saw some posters for that on the train the other day

Mine are too small, at a size 3, and DS's shoes in the same size are too narrow.
I'm stuck, although my trainers don't look dainty or pink anyway.

our feet will be in pure bliss :)

exepat my feet are narrow and pointy so yes to many heels that others can't squash their feet into but really I didn't wear them for years and now only do for work. And actually as my feet are narrow I have less surface area on the balls of my feet to put my weight on - I realised when I was younger that wearing them is more painful for me than my friends! So actually that one's not even a proper "win"!

& it's no to:
A choice of school shoes when I was a girl or even any that were remotely fashionable
Wellies
Many trainers
In fact most things with laceups
Or velcro
Or those nice flat "mary jane" shoes or whatever they're called
Or lots of things actually

As with clothes, if you are an "outlier" then you "get lucky" maybe in a small area but are a bit screwed for the rest of it!

My older DD has the same problem (she is a B on the clarks machine - I never even managed to get across to A when I was little!) and it is a nightmare finding her school shoes that aren't like boats.

Still in the scheme of things it's not the end of the world, we usually find something.

Trouser lengths, that's another thing though

suzanne never thought of that before - I can't wait either!!!!

I prefer Nike Men's trainers to women's fit wise, and wear a size 6 whereas I would be a 6.5 in the women's (although generally I'm a 6, but different brands have different sizing). With Innov8 I wear the unisex trainers. With another brand I have the womens. So it depends on the brand too.

I am size 6.5/7 in women's shoes, and have wide feet. In men's shoes I am usually a size 6, and the width is a better fit. Do most women really have the kind of narrow pointy feet most women's shoes seem to be designed for?

I've worn mens trainers for a few years now. I have size 7 and a half feet but needed to wear eight and a half for running. They didn't have that size in womens in the shop so tried the mens on and never looked back. I always buy mens Brooks Adrenaline and find them so comfortable.

I actually like the mens colours too, the last pair I had but sadly are too worn out now were blue with lime green laces.

I'll be so glad when we can just scan in our feet and then 3D print our own individually tailored shoes, clearly just fitting them by gender is not nuanced enough!

A lot of cycling shoes and ski boots can now be individually heat moulded.

I'll be so glad when we can just scan in our feet and then 3D print our own individually tailored shoes, clearly just fitting them by gender is not nuanced enough!

Ah, I suspect I have fat feet and toes, BikeRunSki! Could explain why I don't really fit most women's shoes.

Men's trainers etc often come up higher at the heel, because men's Achilles tendons are generally high than on women. They are often wider at the heel, and more voluminous in the toe box, and women's/men's sizes don't always cross reference directly. I have massive feet (8.5-9 women's) but men's running shoes are never as comfortable as women's.

just try different stlyes, men or women...
I have wide feet, so usually have men's shoes as they fit me better.

thats a good idea thanks Kittie although I dont think the brands that I'm running in just now come in childrens sizes
(but I shall bear it in mind)

Suzanne, couldn't you just buy boys' trainers? I often do.

I've got men's and women's versions of the same trainers and there is no discernible difference in mine.

I got my gait analysed a while back and just buy the same trainers as they don't give me any problems. I bought men's because they hadn't got my size in women's but I haven't found any difference at all.

I'm a size 7 and I nearly always buy men's trainers. It means I get twice the choice and no effing pink or purple on them! I've scored some fab bargains in TK Maxx on men's trainers for myself

I wear mens shoes - I've big feet, and wide in the bit below my toes. Also I needed v supportive shoes. They're comfy and do the job, and I didn't have much choice! The mens shoes I have are an 8.5, same size as some womens shoes I tried on, but the mens are definitely bigger and wider.

I'd much rather have pretty girly coloured shoes - mine are neon green and orange (barfmungous), and look bigger than they are.