Well, my appendages have grown in size. I was size 8 as a teenager and have progressed upwards to a size 10 at 60. Something else got bigger as well while I'm on the subject, so to speak.
A quick web search found quite a few extensive explanations of foot growth caused by age, but the upshot is that the tendons and ligaments in the feet lose elasticity as we age, so our feet can get wider and longer, not smaller. The fat pads under our feet flatten out as well, adding to the width. Apparently, the over-40s can gain a foot size every 10 years. (Sorry lads, but it seems willies can shrink by an inch or so).
Having said all that : I'm in my mid-50s, and my feet seem a lot narrower than when I was younger - my feet were narrow anyway, but now my normal size 5 footwear seem to be much too wide, yet a smaller size doesn't fit length-ways.
I thought they usually increased in size as you age due to ligaments stretching and causing the foot to flatten a bit.
I can vouch for that especially if you take bunions into account!
I tried many moons ago to kid myself I was a size 5 and that was in the days of the 60/70's when pointy toe, stilettos were what we trendy young things squeezed into. I learned some years later that size 6 and then 7 was my shoe size. Nowadays, my friend is the trainer or when staying home, a pair of socks!!
It seems bizarre as feet are bony but yes it is true! A friend lost 3 stone and went down a shoe size from a 6 to a 5 and her trainers hang off her feet like her old clothes hang off her now.
I dont think there is vanity in shoe sizes these days as so many women take what is to me a huge size in shoes 8,9,10.
I take a 4 but they are now very loose on me and I have had some for many years. So I think my feet have shrunk as can get my sister's size 3 on.
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Having said all that : I'm in my mid-50s, and my feet seem a lot narrower than when I was younger - my feet were narrow anyway, but now my normal size 5 footwear seem to be much too wide, yet a smaller size doesn't fit length-ways.
So yeah, in conclusion: I dunno.
I am a 6 or 7 depending on style, but just bought some 5.5s.
She hasn't lost or gained weight she is saying her feet have shrunk a size.
I can vouch for that especially if you take bunions into account!
I tried many moons ago to kid myself I was a size 5 and that was in the days of the 60/70's when pointy toe, stilettos were what we trendy young things squeezed into. I learned some years later that size 6 and then 7 was my shoe size. Nowadays, my friend is the trainer or when staying home, a pair of socks!!
Shoulda gone to specsavers
It seems bizarre as feet are bony but yes it is true! A friend lost 3 stone and went down a shoe size from a 6 to a 5 and her trainers hang off her feet like her old clothes hang off her now.
I take a 4 but they are now very loose on me and I have had some for many years. So I think my feet have shrunk as can get my sister's size 3 on.