Boots Measuring Process
Measuring Instructions
BEFORE YOU PLACE YOUR ORDER PLEASE HAVE THESE MEASUREMENT COMPLETED. YOU WILL NEED THEM IN TO COMPLETE YOUR ORDER.
The "Foot Measurements" format below is the ONLY format we use. Please do not send a scan or fax of your tracings as the fax and/or scan arrives distorted in size. We will NOT need the originals of your tracings mailed. You need only send the measurements themselves via our website or by email (rmaddux1@gmail.com). Please read the text, view the photos, use the diagrams and watch the video. These measurements will make your boots fit just right, loose, or tight. So be precise.
PLEASE RECORD IN CENTIMETERS ONLY! Please save your drawings.
- Use a cloth measuring tape and HAVE A FRIEND HELP YOU.
- Wear socks like the ones you'll wear with your boots or shoes.
- If you use a custom orthotic measure it as a part of your foot. Put your sock over your foot and orthotic before measuring. Please make sure we know you will be using a custom orthotic.
- If you plan to tuck-in your pants you will want to measure around the pants you would normally wear. Also when making your tracings of your feet you will want to trace them while wearing the socks you would normally wear with the boots.
BOOTS AND SHOES WILL BE MADE 1/2 to 1 CENTIMETERS LARGER THAN YOUR ACTUAL MEASUREMENTS TO ALLOW FOR PROPER SIZING SO PLEASE MEASURE YOUR FOOT PRECISELY. ONLY ADD EXTRA IF YOU WANT A LOOSE FIT.
IMPORTANT: When submitting your measurements, please be sure to include the size you normally wear so we may compare your measurements. This will help us find the most comfortable fit possible. Please give us the full size including width such as 11EE.
TAKING YOUR MEASUREMENTS
You must have another person trace your feet and take the measurements for you. If you do it yourself, they will be inaccurate. We will take a total of 20 measurements. This will help us give you the best custom fit.
A. Flat Measurements - Tracings (See Diagram A)
Standing with socks on, place your right foot flat on a plain piece of paper, allowing regular body weight to be distributed equally to both feet. Have someone else take a fine tip pen or sharpened pencil (do not use markers), holding it straight up and down at a 90 degree angle to the floor (not leaning in or out) against your foot, and carefully trace all the way around the foot, re-tracing at least 3 TIMES. Repeat with left foot. If your use a custom orthotic place the orthotic inside the sock against the foot and then measure.
On a sheet of paper, have a friend draw around each foot with a sharp pencil. Label the outlines right or left. Make sure the outlines follow the contours of your foot closely.
LENGTH: See diagram A. There are three length measurement. #1- the length of your tracings from big toe to heel. This will give you the length of the foot. #6 - The length of your heel on the bottom of your foot. #16 - (diagram C) the length of the top of your foot from your big toe to your leg break
WIDTH: There are five width measurements that are necessary for a standard boot or shoe: the Ball, Waist, Instep and Heel.
#2. FOOT WIDTH (Ball) - across the ball and in the middle of little toe where the foot
#3. FOOT WIDTH (Waist) – across the foot at the bone where the foot is widest
#4. FOOT WIDTH (Instep) – across the foot in the middle of the instep
#5. HEEL LENGTH - across the heel at the middle of the heal
#6. FOOT WIDTH (Heel) - Width of the heel at its widest point
B. Circumference Measurements (See Diagrams B & C)
Have someone else do this for you. Do not take these measurement yourself. While standing with your weight on the foot. Place the tape measure around the foot slightly snug, but not tight.
Circumfrence measurement #10 Heel
Measurement #17 Calf Circumfrence
Measure each labeled part of your foot in this manner. DO NOT PULL TAPE tight when measuring.
THE BEST WAY TO GET CORRECT LEG MEASUREMENTS IS TO PLACE A RUBBERBAND AROUND YOUR LEG AT THE VARIOUS HEIGHTS. MOVING IT UP AS YOU MEASURE. STARTING AT #12.
#7. Ball (Around the foot, in the middle of the little toe)
#8. Waist (Around the foot just below the little toe. Widest part of the foot)
#9. Instep (Around the foot at the instep)
#10. Heel (Around the heel as shown in picture)
#11. Ankle (Measure around the ankle at the bone)
#12. Leg at 15cm (Around your leg 15 centimeters -6"-up from ground)
#13. Leg at 20cm (Around your leg 20 centimeters -8'-up from ground)
#14. Leg at 25cm (Around your leg 25 centimeters -10"-up from ground)
#15 Leg at 30cm (Around your leg 30 centimeters -12"-up from ground)
#16. Height at Calf (Measure the height of the boot at your calf. How far up your leg is your calf)
#17. Calf Circumference (Measure the widest part of your leg)
#18. Boot Height (When standing in your sock feet, measure how far you want the boot to come up your leg. The heel will add overall height to the boot)
#19. Top of Boot (Measure the circumference of your leg where the top of the boot shaft will hit)
#20. Top of Foot (This measurement will tell the length of your foot from the toe the where the leg begins. This is where the boot should begin the shaft)
C. HEIGHT MEASUREMENT
#18. This tells how far up your leg the boot shaft will go. When standing in your sock feet measure how far you want the boot to come up your leg. The heel will add overall height to the boot. This measurement is how high the boot will come up your leg.
DO NOT FAX TRACINGS TO US, as the fax machine distorts sizing. Simply include your measurements while ordering on our web site (Length of Foot, Ball, Waist, Instep & Heel) in the space provided below the sizing information.