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Cortez
What size Cortez should women buy?
Nike uses a 1.5-size gap between women’s and men’s US — the usual 1.5. A women’s US 8 is a men’s US 6.5 on the label; with this model’s fit offset (+0.5), aim for men’s US 7. Fi…
Cortez
Nike uses a 1.5-size gap between women’s and men’s US — the usual 1.5. A women’s US 8 is a men’s US 6.5 on the label; with this model’s fit offset (+0.5), aim for men’s US 7. Fi…
Nike uses a 1.5-size men’s↔women’s US gap (industry default is often 1.5). Label scale on box: US MENS.
Source: RunRepeat + solereview (M10=W11.5) + Shop Nice Kicks; practical_offset 1.0 for width (men's D ≈ women's Wide)
Nike uses a 1.5-size men’s↔women’s US gap (industry default is often 1.5). Label scale on box: US MENS. Generic converters that always subtract 1.5 or 2 will be wrong for some brands. We only publish gaps confirmed against brand charts (cm-anchored).
runs small — Size up half a size — especially if average-to-wide feet. Width: Heritage narrow last; toe box is snug and does not stretch much.
Label gap is 1.5. Practical gap often used when switching into men’s lasts is 1 — men’s Regular (D) can feel closer to women’s Wide, so some shoppers size less aggressively down.
US Men (w/ fit) applies this model’s runs_small_by
(+0.5). cm is the most reliable anchor when labels conflict.
| US Women | US Men (label) | US Men (w/ fit) | UK | EU | cm |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | 3.5 | 4 | 5.5 | 38 | 23.5 |
| 5.5 | 4 | 4.5 | 5.5 | 38 | 23.5 |
| 6 | 4.5 | 5 | 5.5 | 38 | 23.5 |
| 6.5 | 5 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 38 | 23.5 |
| 7 | 5.5 | 6 | 5.5 | 38 | 23.5 |
| 7.5 | 6 | 6.5 | 6 | 38.5 | 24 |
| 8 | 6.5 | 7 | 6.5 | 39.5 | 24.5 |
| 8.5 | 7 | 7.5 | 7 | 40 | 25 |
| 9 | 7.5 | 8 | 7.5 | 40.5 | 25.4 |
| 9.5 | 8 | 8.5 | 8 | 41.5 | 25.9 |
| 10 | 8.5 | 9 | 8.5 | 42 | 26.2 |
| 10.5 | 9 | 9.5 | 9 | 42.5 | 26.7 |
| 11 | 9.5 | 10 | 9.5 | 43.5 | 27.1 |
| 11.5 | 10 | 10.5 | 10 | 44 | 27.5 |
| 12 | 10.5 | 11 | 10.5 | 44.5 | 27.9 |
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