Sizing Help
Homeys come in general sizes of small, medium, or large for Men's and Women's. When you are selecting your size, we have added a handy guide of the related shoe sizes as listed below:
| Men's | AU sizes | EU sizes |
| Small | AU 7 - 8 | EU 41 - 43 |
| Medium | AU 9 - 10 | EU 43 - 44 |
| Large | AU 11 - 12 | AU 44 - 45 |
| Women's | AU sizes | EU sizes |
| Small | AU 5 - 6 | EU 35 - 37 |
| Medium | AU 7 - 8 | EU 38 - 39 |
| Large | AU 9 - 10 | EU 40 - 41 |
On top of that handy table, we thought we’d dedicate a whole page to the subject of fit so we can let you into the magical world of slipper sizing!
Hold tight, here we go.
There is roughly 8mm between any given shoe size so 7-8 is 8mm, 1-2 is 8mm you get the idea. The reason we are able to cross shoe sizes is that we are a fabric based shoe. Just by the nature of the soft materials we use they will give roughly around half a size when you’ve padded around in them for a bit.
So, if you are a Men's 10 and you get a pair of Medium 9-10 they will always feel snug on first try as you are actually putting on a 9.5. However, for those who were paying attention, they will give half a size with wear creating the perfect fitting house shoe. Whereas if you are a size 9 there won’t be as much stretching going on and there is only an extra 4mm which your toes won’t notice as they are too busy being lovely and snuggly. Hooray!!
So now we’ve let you into our little Homeys secret, below are some other questions we get asked about fit. We thought we’d think of all the usual ones so you can go and get yourself a brew rather than emailing us.
Do we ever change our sizes?
Not on your nelly! Homeys have had the same size moulds for over 10 years so you know you can always get another pair when yours eventually go to Homeys Heaven. A new pair can often feel pretty tight compared to your lovely but old knackered ones but now you now know why that is don’t you? That’s right, they haven’t stretched out just yet! We don’t blame you, Homeys last so long you can often forget that your last pair started out in exactly the same way!
Does the material used in different designs effect the size?
Nope! Well not generally. We did have a wicked style called Baxter a while back which was a fairly wide knit and they did tend to get a little bigger than usual with wear but most of our fabrics are a tight knit so have no fear.
Are the mens and womens sizes the same?
We yes they are actually. A Small Men's is the same mould as a Large Women's. We’re all for being gender neutral round here don’t you know!
Are they machine washable? (Not exactly sizing, we know, but we do get asked a lot)
We certainly wouldn’t advise using a washing machine on your Homeys as we have seen some truly horrific results when they come out! We’re still having nightmares. However we have heard whispered in the halls of Homeys Manor that some pairs have survived the ordeal and sometimes even more than once! These brave soles are the stuff of Homeys legend so if you are feeling brave enough go ahead and see what happens but remember our solemn words, WE DO NOT ADVISE THE WASHING MACHINE.
Can a pair be wrongly sized?
Not a chance buddy boy! The way Homeys are made is with a massive Homeys making machine we like to call Big Brenda. She is programmed to make each pair exactly to size and exactly the same as each pair running through her on that particular size mould. Basically it’s physically impossible for Big B to make a boo boo, she just ain’t built that way.
So there we are and wasn’t it exciting? The wonderful world of shoe sizes. I hope you enjoyed yourself and maybe learnt a few things along the way. Don’t forget you can always still drop us a line if you need to, we love a cuppa and a chat!