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Mens vs. women's shoes
Does anyone know if there are significant differences, other than color, between the men's and
women's models of the same shoe, given roughly equivalent sizes? (in my case, I can wear 9.5 womens
or 8 mens). In particular, is "standard width" about the same in equivalent sizes?
--
Far better it is to dare mighty things, to win glorious triumphs, even
though checkered by failure; rather than to rank with those poor spirits who
neither enjoy much nor suffer much because they live in a gray twilight that
knows not victory nor defeat. --Theodore Roosevelt
"DrLith" <drlith@hotmail.com> wrote in message =
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> Does anyone know if there are significant differences, other than =
color,
> between the men's and women's models of the same shoe, given roughly equivalent sizes? (in my
> case, I can wear 9.5 womens or 8 mens). In particular, is "standard width" about the same in
> equivalent sizes?
In general, women's training shoes are lighter and a bit flimsier (to = take the=20 "shock" for
someone weighing maybe 100 to 110 pounds rather than 140 to 180, upwards). Heavy people can buy
models made for their weight.
The other difference is that the heel cup is usually narrower (and they = are usually=20 cutesier in
a facile goofy way).
I prefer men's shoes because they are a bit sturdier even though I'm a lightish female.
By contrast, light (longer distance racing) shoes tend to have more = cushioning for females than
for males (in my experience), so it seems that "fit = weight" racing females get a gentler ride than
"fit weight" racing males.
I haven't checked out men's and women's models for several years, so = things may have changed.
Cate.
DrLith wrote:
> Does anyone know if there are significant differences, other than color, between the men's and
> women's models of the same shoe, given roughly equivalent sizes? (in my case, I can wear 9.5
> womens or 8 mens). In particular, is "standard width" about the same in equivalent sizes?
As Cate mentions, the heels in women's are usually narrower relative to similar sized mens as are
the toe boxes. I think the heels / toebox ratio is also smaller in women's. "Standard width" for men
is usually D, but for women it's B - usually, but there are exceptions. I think women's shoes assume
you are somewhere around 140 lb or lighter, whereas heavier / taller people are shuttled into shoes
designed for heavier people, but I've found them too rigid. And sometimes when they change shoes,
they may change them differently for men and women - at least for the Trespass 2 they did - if I'm
to compare male reviews with my results. I'm stuck in women's shoes since my heel is narrower than
their lasts usually.
Dot
--
"Success is different things to different people" -Bernd Heinrich in Racing the Antelope
ok, i'll come out the closet. i buy both. i have a narrow foot for a man, and where a mens 9 - 9.5
and generally a womens size 11.
i've got probably 7 or 8 pairs of new/boxes running shoes of all stripes
(mizuno/asics/nb)...probably half of those are actually womens shoes though i'm a man.
i buy closed out models, etc. at discount. footlocker.com had the asics nimbus IV for $49, only had
my size in womens....I had a 30% off coupon...and stocked up in numerous pairs...ended up paying
$35/pair for this $100+ shoe. i'm a passionate runner....have tons of new and in use shoes....and
from my experience cannot discern any difference in men's model's vs. women's models. I've worn both
in NB 1210 series and Asics Nimbus 4.
> Does anyone know if there are significant differences, other than color,
between the men's and women's models of the same shoe...?
Just our luck -- when we really need his advice, Roger and his pink "Diet Handbag" have flown the
coop. Oh well, any other cross-dressers out there?
On Mon, 12 Jan 2004 19:05:14 -0500, "DrLith" <drlith@hotmail.com>
wrote:
>Does anyone know if there are significant differences, other than color, between the men's and
>women's models of the same shoe, given roughly equivalent sizes? (in my case, I can wear 9.5 womens
>or 8 mens). In particular, is "standard width" about the same in equivalent sizes?
>
>--
>Far better it is to dare mighty things, to win glorious triumphs, even though checkered by failure;
>rather than to rank with those poor spirits who neither enjoy much nor suffer much because they
>live in a gray twilight that knows not victory nor defeat. --Theodore Roosevelt
>
>
There was an article/column in this months Runners World on the subject. Just glanced at it
but I think the gist was that Mens and Womens shoes are constructed functional exactly the
same (Cushioning, control etc) except for a few size differences. I believe that they
mentioned a narrower heal.
~Matt
Globaldisc wrote:
> i've got probably 7 or 8 pairs of new/boxes running shoes of all stripes
> (mizuno/asics/nb)...probably half of those are actually womens shoes though i'm a man.
Enclose pictures and DNA for verification. There's a lot of cross dressers living in the big
city. Us country boys separate the men from the boys with a crowbar. ;) For some perverse reasons
this reminds me of and old poster on r.r and personal idol Indy, who used to carp that races
never offered small T-shirts. I'll pull out of this stream of unconsciousness after a second cup
of coffee.
> i buy closed out models, etc. at discount. footlocker.com had the asics nimbus IV for $49, only
> had my size in womens....I had a 30% off coupon...and stocked up in numerous pairs...ended up
> paying $35/pair for this $100+ shoe. i'm a passionate runner....have tons of new and in use
> shoes....and from my experience cannot discern any difference in men's model's vs. women's models.
In us larger, i.e. big foot, big hands, big ... folks, the difference is more obvious and Dot did a
nice job describing default width and heel.
--
Doug Freese "Caveat Lector" dfreeseS@NOBShvc.rr.com
Ahh, crossdressing. It's not just for the privacy of your own home anymore. Hanes Her Way also?
"Miss Anne Thrope" <High_Colonic@webtv.net> wrote in message
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> Ahh, crossdressing. It's not just for the privacy of your own home anymore. Hanes Her Way also?
Nah--they don't make a good cotton thong.
"DrLith" <drlith@hotmail.com> wrote in message news:<btvcf2$9ff$1@ngspool-d02.news.aol.com>...
> Does anyone know if there are significant differences, other than color, between the men's and
> women's models of the same shoe, given roughly equivalent sizes? (in my case, I can wear 9.5
> womens or 8 mens). In particular, is "standard width" about the same in equivalent sizes?
Ask Realbitchy, he wears all kinds of womans clothing.
DrLith <drlith@hotmail.com> writes:
: Does anyone know if there are significant differences, other than color, between the men's and
: women's models of the same shoe, given roughly equivalent sizes? (in my case, I can wear 9.5
: womens or 8 mens). In particular, is "standard width" about the same in equivalent sizes?
Mens shoes are normally in a D width, and womens shoes are in a B width. Mens narrow shoes are B,
womens narrow are A.
Larry
"Larry McMahan" <mcmahan@spike.cup.hp.com> wrote in message
news:40087295@usenet01.boi.hp.com...
> DrLith <drlith@hotmail.com> writes:
> : Does anyone know if there are significant differences, other than color, between the men's and
> : women's models of the same shoe, given roughly equivalent sizes? (in my case, I can wear 9.5
> : womens or 8 mens). In particular, is "standard width" about the same in equivalent sizes?
>
> Mens shoes are normally in a D width, and womens shoes are in a B width. Mens narrow shoes are B,
> womens narrow are A.
Ok--I had figured that "B width" in men's didn't mean the same thing as "B width" in women's, in the
same way that "size 9" in men's doesn't mean the same thing as "size 9" in women's.
Thanks, all, for the input! (even Miss Anthrope, and no--don't do Hanes Her Way 'cause they don't
make a cotton thong).
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