Shoe size 8.5 in EU, UK and US sizes
A UK 8.5, a US men's 8.5 and a US women's 8.5 are three different sizes. Each is converted below, first as most brands chart it and then brand by brand, from the size charts of the 35 brands on this site, every one keyed to foot length.
Quick answers
What is a UK 8.5 in EU size?
Most often EU 42.5: 22 of the 31 brand charts here that give an EU size for a UK 8.5 say so, and the full range is EU 41 to 44. In US sizes, a UK 8.5 is most often a men's 9.5 or a women's 10.5 or 11. It fits a foot about 27.3 cm long.
What is a US men's 8.5 in EU and UK size?
Most often EU 42, and UK 7.5, from the 31 brand charts here that list a men's US 8.5. The EU range is 41 to 42, and it fits a foot about 26.5 cm long.
What is a US women's 8.5 in EU and UK size?
Most often EU 39, and UK 6.5, from the 31 brand charts here that list a women's US 8.5. The EU range is 38.5 to 41, and it fits a foot about 25 cm long.
UK 8.5 by brand
31 of the 35 brands list a UK 8.5. Where a brand's men's and women's charts give different figures, both ends are shown.
| Brand | EU | US men | US women | Foot (cm) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adidas | 42.67 | 9 | 10 | 26.3 |
| Altra | 42.5–43 | 9.5 | 10.5 | 27–27.5 |
| ASICS | 42.5–43.5 | 9.5 | 10.5 | 27–27.5 |
| Brooks | 42.5–43 | 9.5 | 10.5 | 27–27.5 |
| Chaco | 41.5–42.5 | 9.5 | 10.5 | 27.5 |
| Clarks | 42.5 | 9.5 | 11 | 26.7 |
| Columbia | 41.5–42.5 | 9.5 | 10.5 | 26.6 |
| Converse | 42 | 8.5 | 10.5 | 27 |
| Danner | 43–44 | 9 | 11 | 27 |
| Hoka | 42.67 | 9 | 10 | 27 |
| Keen | 42–42.5 | 9.5 | 11 | 26.7 |
| LOWA | 42.5 | 9.5 | 10 | 26.9 |
| Merrell | 42.5–43 | 9 | 11 | 27–28 |
| Mizuno | 42.5 | 9.5 | 11 | 27.5 |
| New Balance | 42.5 | 9 | 10.5 | 27–27.5 |
| Nike | 43 | 9.5 | 11 | 27.5–28 |
| On | 42.5 | 9 | 10.5 | 27–27.5 |
| Puma | 42.5 | 9.5 | 11 | 27.5 |
| Red Wing | 42.5 | 9.5 | 11 | 27.5–28 |
| Reebok | 42.5 | 9.5 | 11 | 26.7 |
| Salomon | 42.67 | 9 | 10 | 26.5 |
| Saucony | 42.5–43 | 9.5 | 10.5 | 27–27.5 |
| Skechers | 42.5 | 9.5 | — | 27.5 |
| Sperry | 42.5 | 9.5 | 11 | 27.5–28 |
| Steve Madden | 41–42 | 9 | 10.5 | 26–26.2 |
| Teva | 41.5–42.5 | 9.5 | 10.5 | 26.7–26.8 |
| Timberland | 43 | 9 | — | 27 |
| TOMS | 42.5 | 9.5 | — | 27.5 |
| UGG | 41.5–42.5 | 9.5 | 10.5 | 27.5 |
| Under Armour | 43 | 9.5 | 11 | 27.5–28 |
| Vans | 42.5 | 9.5 | 11 | 27.5 |
US men's 8.5 by brand
31 of the 35 brands list a US men's 8.5.
| Brand | UK | EU | Foot (cm) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Adidas | 8 | 42 | 25.9 |
| Altra | 7.5 | 42 | 26.5 |
| ASICS | 7.5 | 42 | 26.5 |
| Brooks | 7.5 | 42 | 26.5 |
| Chaco | 7.5 | 41.5 | 26.5 |
| Clarks | 7.5 | 41.5 | 25.8 |
| Columbia | 7.5 | 41.5 | 25.8 |
| Converse | 8.5 | 42 | 27 |
| Danner | 8 | 42 | 26.5 |
| Hoka | 8 | 42 | 26.5 |
| Keen | 7.5 | 41 | 25.7 |
| LOWA | 7.5 | 41.5 | 26 |
| Merrell | 8 | 42 | 26.5 |
| Mizuno | 7.5 | 41 | 26.5 |
| New Balance | 8 | 42 | 26.5 |
| Nike | 7.5 | 42 | 26.5 |
| On | 8 | 42 | 26.5 |
| Puma | 7.5 | 41 | 26.5 |
| Red Wing | 7.5 | 41.5 | 26.5 |
| Reebok | 7.5 | 41 | 25.9 |
| Salomon | 8 | 42 | 26 |
| Saucony | 7.5 | 42 | 26.5 |
| Skechers | 7.5 | 41.5 | 26.5 |
| Sperry | 7.5 | 41.5 | 26.5 |
| Steve Madden | 8 | 41.5 | 25.7 |
| Teva | 7.5 | 41.5 | 26 |
| Timberland | 8 | 42 | 26.5 |
| TOMS | 7.5 | 41 | 26.5 |
| UGG | 7.5 | 41.5 | 26.5 |
| Under Armour | 7.5 | 42 | 26.5 |
| Vans | 7.5 | 41 | 26.5 |
US women's 8.5 by brand
31 of the 35 brands list a US women's 8.5.
| Brand | UK | EU | Foot (cm) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Adidas | 7 | 40.67 | 25 |
| Altra | 6.5 | 40 | 25 |
| ASICS | 6.5 | 40 | 25.5 |
| Brooks | 6.5 | 40 | 25 |
| Chaco | 6.5 | 39.5 | 25.5 |
| Clarks | 6 | 39.5 | 24.6 |
| Columbia | 6.5 | 39.5 | 24.9 |
| Converse | 6.5 | 39.5 | 25 |
| Danner | 6 | 41 | 24.5 |
| Hoka | 7 | 40.67 | 25.5 |
| Keen | 6 | 39 | 24.6 |
| LOWA | 7 | 41 | 25.6 |
| Merrell | 6 | 39 | 25.5 |
| Mizuno | 6 | 39 | 25 |
| New Balance | 6.5 | 40 | 25.5 |
| Nike | 6 | 40 | 25.5 |
| On | 6.5 | 40 | 25.5 |
| Puma | 6 | 39 | 25 |
| Red Wing | 6 | 39 | 25.5 |
| Reebok | 6 | 39 | 24.6 |
| Salomon | 7 | 40.67 | 25 |
| Saucony | 6.5 | 40 | 25 |
| Skechers | 5.5 | 38.5 | 25.5 |
| Sperry | 6 | 39.5 | 25.5 |
| Steve Madden | 6.5 | 39 | 24.6 |
| Teva | 6.5 | 39.5 | 25 |
| Timberland | 6.5 | 39.5 | 25.5 |
| TOMS | 6.5 | 39 | 25.5 |
| UGG | 6.5 | 39.5 | 25.5 |
| Under Armour | 6 | 40 | 25.5 |
| Vans | 6 | 39 | 25 |
The general chart
The general chart on the shoe size chart page, an average that is not any one brand's, puts a UK 8.5 at EU 43 (27 cm), a US men's 8.5 at EU 42.5 (26.5 cm) and a US women's 8.5 at EU 40 (25 cm). Where it differs from the brand tables above, trust the brand you are buying.
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