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You’ve ordered a new pair of shoes online, but to your surprise, they don’t fit. “But how? I’ve always worn the same shoe size.” There are many different reasons for this. Maybe your feet have changed with time from weight gain. Perhaps the stores you shop your shoes from use distinct measuring units. Or you’re probably new to online shopping and confused different shoe size numbers with the ones you’re familiar with. We have the solution to your dilemma: 3 ideal measuring methods that you can carry out at the comfort of your home! Each approach guarantees knowing the correct shoe size needed before trying or shopping for new shoes online. 1. DRAW YOUR FOOT ON A PIECE OF PAPER Method 1: Draw your foot on a piece of paper and use a ruler to measure it. This method is the easiest way to measure feet. First, place a sheet of paper on the floor and tape its sides to keep it firm on the ground. If your foot is bigger than the paper, add another sheet where your foot can touch both. Next, place a foot on top of the paper(s). Keep in mind that socks have to be on to avoid pen or pencil markings on your toes. Make sure to also add as much weight as possible to get accurate measurements and tracings. Grab a pen or pencil and begin tracing around the foot. You can ask someone to help you if you don’t want to bend and ruin the tracing. When you finish tracing, pick up a ruler and start measuring your drawing. Follow the 2 steps below:  Step 1: Use a ruler and measure the length of your feet from the heel to the big toe in centimeters. Use the conversion chart below to convert your findings into the shoe size unit you’re familiar with. Figure 1: A conversion chart of men and women’s shoe sizes derived from the lengths of their feet in centimeters. Step 2: After you find out your shoe size in Step 1, look at the second conversion chart below to find out one of the three possible widths of your feet (the biggest part of your foot across). Get the exact measurement with your ruler again. With your updated knowledge of the length and width of your feet, you’ll be able to order your shoes online with the correct shoe size. Figure 2: A conversion chart of men and women’s shoe sizes derived from the widths of their feet in centimeters. 2. MEASURE YOUR FEET WITH A MEASURING TAPE Method 2: Use a measuring tap to measure the length and width of your feet.    Another way to measure your feet is with a measuring tape. First, place a foot on the ground and begin measuring its length at 1 centimeter (0.39 inches) instead of 0. It’s easier to measure this way than to align your heel with the measuring tape’s tip. Get your estimations and decrease them by 1 since you omitted the 0. Next, wrap the measuring tape around the foot to measure the width. Use the conversion chart again to find out your shoe size. 3. USE A BRANNOCK DEVICE If you want the most accurate measurement of your feet, then use the Brannock device. It records the length and width of your feet. More common in shoe stores and clinics, you can still buy your own set and measure at home. Here’s a video giving you more information on the Brannock device and how to use it: Method 3: Get the most accurate measurements of your feet with a Brannock device. Credits: YouTube. Here’s a quick recap on measuring your feet at home: paper and ruler, measuring tape, and the Brannock device. Now that you know your shoe size, check out some shoes that you must add to your closet! Get more information about caring for your shoes and socks right here.

If you’re having a fashion meltdown, then we’re here to get you out of it! We’ve gathered 20 women’s fashion tips that guarantee a whole new you. You’ll learn how to dress better, understand your body, and other advice to make that fashion magic happen. Trust us; your “out with the old, in with the new” attitude will start right after reading this page’s last sentence. 1. UNDERSTAND HOW YOU LIKE TO DRESS UP Get to know yourself and your fashion taste. Seek some inspiration from magazines, social media, or Google. Think about yourself. Explore your fashion taste, your go-to clothes, and how you create a look out of them. But more importantly, be confident with your choices. You can pull off any look if you show some comfort and happiness in what you wear.  If you’re clueless about your fashion taste, find some inspiration that’s waiting for you right around the corner. Grab a magazine or your cell phone and begin browsing. Go through articles, social media, or Google. Who knows, Kylie Jenner might be your next fashion goddess for makeup and outfit ideas! 2. KNOW YOUR BODY TYPE When you’re picking out an outfit, make sure it fits nicely on your body. Oversized, undersized, or tight clothes will make your body disfigured or bulky. If you have no idea what clothes suit your shape, we’ve got you covered with 5 body types. Wear the right clothes that work well with your body shape. For those with apple body shapes, stomach and bust are prominent, and the waist is less visible. Focus on your waist, cleavage, legs, and vertical lines. Add a belt above your stomach to define the waist. Wear shorts and v necks to draw eyes on your legs and upper body. Go for drape clothes to avoid unwanted bumps on your sides.  Women with pear-shaped bodies have hips wider than shoulders, round thighs, legs shorter than the upper body, and a visible waist. Make clothes work for you by focusing on your upper body. A bright-colored top with dark denim jeans makes your hips absent. Wear dresses where the top half is tight and the bottom half is loose on your thighs. Wear long cardigans or coats that don’t hug your hips.  The inverted triangle body shape has small hips, great legs, the top half bigger than the bottom, and shoulders wider than hips. Unlike the pear-shaped, inverted triangle requires you to focus on your body’s bottom half. Wear bright-colored pants, attractive shoes, jackets that add structure to your shoulders, and belts to structure your waist.  Those with thehourglass body shape have well-formed waists and big hips and busts. Wear clothes that hug your figure to display its exemplary shape. Go for fitting dresses for night-outs. Go for belted coats to show off your waist. Wear tops with v necks or scoops to show your collar bone’s curves that mirror your curves.  Rectangularbodyshapes have hips and shoulders similar in width, small busts, a flat-bottom half, and less curves. Find clothes that shape your body. Create curves by wearing wide pants and a belt around the waist to resemble the hourglass. To add some volume to your busts, wear shirts with halter necks. This adds volume and elegance to your back and shoulders. If you have a specific body part that you admire so much, then show it off with pride! Go for sleeveless and backless tops if you love your arms and back. Be edgy in an open-front skirt if you find your legs attractive. More on that later. 3. KNOW THE COLORS THAT SUIT YOUR SKIN TONE Pick accessories that coordinate with your skin tone. When picking out outfits and jewelry, think of the colors that work well with your skin tone. If you have no clue about your skin tone and which colors go with it, let’s jump right in.   There are 3 kinds of skin tones: warm, cool, and neutral. For warm-colored skin, dress in red, orange, honey gold, amber, and golden yellow. Cool-colored skin should aim for bright blue, deep shades of purple, lavender, and sapphire outfits. For neutrals, soft rose, placid blue, light peach, and dusty pink are your go-to colors to wear. The color wheel is a lifesaver when picking colors to match together. Now, how can you figure out your skin tone? Good question. There are 3 ways to do this.  First, look at your veins. If your veins appear green, then you’re warm-toned. If they’re blue or purple, you’re cool-toned. If you can’t tell your veins’ colors apart, you’re neutral. You can verify this if your complexion (your skin’s natural color) is olive.  Second, try the white paper test if you got nowhere with your veins. Hold a paper right next to your skin. If your skin is yellow next to the white paper, you’re warm. If your skin appears rosy, bluish-red, or pink, then you’re cool. If none of the above, then you’re neutral.  Third, determine your skin undertone with jewelry. Grab silver and gold and see which one complements your skin. Gold always works with warm-toned, and silver with cool and neutral-toned. 4. GO THROUGH YOUR CLOSET Once you’ve assessed the first 3 points, go through your closet. Pick items that complement your style, body shape, and skin tone. If your wardrobe is packed, it’ll be too messy to find the pieces you need in your life. Not only that but you’re wasting space on clothes you don’t need in your wardrobe.  Here are a couple of tips to organize your closet.   First, clean out your closet if your clothes don’t suit a particular season. If it’s summer, you don’t want your wool sweater to take up half the space for your summer clothes. Pack out-of-season clothes in another closet and keep the current ones for the time being.   Second, keep the pieces that you love. Don’t keep items that you barely touch or remember. Make enough room in your wardrobe for those that mean a lot to you.  Third, pick a number to limit the number