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Shoe fit guide

Find your fit

Getting the right fit is simple. All you need is your foot length and width — and for long boots, your calf. Follow the three steps below and we’ll take you to the boots that fit.

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1Foot length · start here

Measure a shoe that already fits

You’ll need one to start with — pull out the most comfortable insole from a shoe or boot that already fits well. A flexible tape measure is easiest, but a ruler works too.

  1. 1
    Pick a great pair. Choose shoes that feel right with the socks you’d normally wear. Slip the insole out if you can.
  2. 2
    Measure heel to toe. Along the insole, from the back of the heel to the tip of the longest toe. Keep it straight, in centimetres.
  3. 3
    Match the size chart. Open the size chart on the boot you want and find your length — it gives the best match for that style.
A tape measure running along a removable shoe insole

Foot length chart

Match your insole measurement to your size
UK size EU size Foot length (cm)
2.5 35 23.0 cm
3 36 23.5 cm
4 37 24.5 cm
5 38 25.5 cm
6 39 26.0 cm
7 40 26.5 cm
7.5 41 27.0 cm
8 42 27.5 cm
9 43 28.0 cm
10 44 28.5 cm
11 45 29.0 cm
12 46 29.5 cm

Lengths differ a little between styles — the size chart on each product page is always the one to go by.

2Foot width · every boot

Which width feels like you?

No tape measure needed. Just think about how the front of your foot usually feels in shoes, then start with the matching boots.

More room

Wider fit

The front feels tight, or you like room over the top.

Shop wider fit →
Measuring around the widest point of the calf

3Calf fit · long boots only

Two more measurements for long boots

Up to your knee? When trying long boots, they usually come in calf shapes. Shopping ankle boots? You can happily skip this bit.

  • Wear the socks or leggings you’d normally have on with the boots, and stand with your foot flat.
  • Calf width: measure right around the widest part of your calf.
  • Boot height: measure from the floor to the crease behind your knee.

Measure both legs: wider calf, then check both numbers and go by this one — unless that boot has room to adjust.

Which boot shape is closest?

Find your style

Richard from the Bareback Footwear team: Let me help you narrow things down and find the perfect boots.

Short, mid-calf or long boots? pick any

Which calf shape? pick any

What’s it mainly for? pick any

Want it to work with half-chaps? optional

How should it close? pick any

Favourite colour? pick any

Foot width? pick any

Any must-haves? pick any

Choose any options to see your matching styles

Your long boot match

Which long boots fit my calf?

Tell us your usual size and roughly how big your calf is, and we’ll point you to styles that should fit — based on the size guides for every long boot we make.

1 Your usual size (UK)
2 Your calf at its widest

Tell us your size and calf

Pick your usual UK size and calf width, and we’ll show you what fits.

One last thing: fit changes a little with each style, leather and lining. Every product page has its own size chart just above the size buttons — that’s always the one to go by for the boot you’re buying.

Ask the boot team

Still not sure? We’re happy to help.

We fit boots every day. Send us your insole length and usual size — plus calf width and height for long boots — with the style you like, and we’ll point you to the right fit.