Value output is in the UK size in variable 'Conv'
Foot increment for 5⅚% toe room is 4mm. Conventional Barleycorn Foot Ruler
(8½"×14" Paper)
Here are Box Labels
for sizes 2½ to 12 UK that have the Length specified for 5⅚% toe room.
For ~6⅔% toe room subtract 2mm from Length and add 2mm for ~5%.
Size is output in variable 'mBrnk'.
Toe Room for usM is ⅔" & +6⅔% for IT. If the Meduim (D) width specification
for your size is less than your measured width try going up ½ to 1 size. It
this isn't sufficient choose a Wide (EE) width (+⅜") if available in your
size or ½ to 1 size larger. Each step in width increase for a given size adds
³/₁₆" to it. Likewise each decreasing step subtracts ³/₁₆". Here is the
US Men's Brannock Width Table for all sizes.
An IT/EU Ruler Overlay in the zip file is provided
for the device. When printed for accuracy it must measure 75mm from size 38
to size 50. The smaller non bold type are the US sizes to align with on the
device. Printing on label stock and laminating it with wide clear tape should
produce a durable result. Here is a useable paper version from an online retailer
with an updated table to accurately mesh with IT/EU & UK sizing and formulas added of a
Mens Brannock Device
(11"×17" Paper)
with the IT/EU ruler overlay applied.
Here are Box Labels
for sizes 5½ to 15 that have the Length specified for 6⅔% toe room and the MondoPoint based
Mens Brannock Foot Ruler found in the
New US Mens Brannock document.
Value output is in the IT/EU size in variable 'IT'.
Incrementing the foot length by ⅛" increments the US Womens Brannock size by ⅜ and
this will align when overlayed unto the ½ size ⅙" increment on the Brannock Device
i.e. the ½" icremented Barleycorn sizes associated with the IT/EU sizes in the menu
will align with the appropriate sizes on the device. If the ⅜ size increments that
do not fall on the whole and ½ size marks were added to the device then the device
would provide an accurate measurement for the IT/EU sizes in this menu. An
IT/EU Ruler Overlay in the zip file is provided
for the device. When printed for accuracy it must measure 2¾" from size 33 to size
44. The smaller non bold type are the US sizes to align with on the device. Printing
on label stock and laminating it with wide clear tape should produce a durable result.
Here is a useable paper version from an online retailer with an updated table to
accurately mesh with IT/EU & UK sizing and formulas added of a
Womens Brannock Device
(11"×17" Paper)
with the IT/EU ruler overlay applied.
Here are Box Labels
for sizes 34½ to 44 that have the Length specified for 5% toe room.
Suggested use: Post in any store visible to customers that sells IT/EU sizes. Print on 8½"×11" paper.
In forums where IT/EU sizing is being discussed this
Sizing message may be posted.
Value output is in the CM size in variable 'Ath'.
5% toe room foot increment is ³/₁₆" ; 2⅔ × Foot(in) = CM
Here are Box Labels
for sizes 23 to 32½ that have the Length specified for 5% toe room. ½CM Athletic Foot Ruler
Inch and cm/mm specifications are the actual maximum recomended foot
length using the specified toe room for the associated size and not the last or inside
lenght of the shoe. The size specifications generated from the original Barleycorn
and Paris Point formulas reflect a true and accurate conversion in a best fit manner.
The JP spec is mondopoint expressed in cm however the ½CM
increment for athletic shoes is the last or inside length of the shoe. While the
menus contain a full range of sizes it may be more useful to trim them down to suit
your needs by eliminating some of the largest and smallest sizes that would not be
used. For the desktop the columns in the drop down menus do line up in Firefox but
not in Safari or Chrome and in no mobile browser I've tried do they line up either.
This may be a shortcomming of the drop down menu or there may be a better 'style'
solution that will solve it. Really Safari, Chrome, and other browsers need to
properly display properly formatted monospaced text. It also would be nice if
<select> tags could be wrapped in <pre> tags allowing column
alignment using spaces only.
Barleycorn :
[Mx|UK|usM|usW] = Last(in) × 3 ─ [25½|25|24|22½]
usW = usM +1½ = UK + 2½ = Mx + 3
½ Barleycorn = ⅝ Paris Point
US Brannock (Barleycorn) :
[M|W] = Foot(in) × 3 ─ [22|21] ; W = M + 1
Toe Room: M = ⅔", W = ½" ; 2 & 1½ Sizes Respectively
½ Brannock = ⅙" ≈ 4⅙mm ; ⅔ Paris Point = 4⁴/₉mm
Mens D Width = ⅜ × Foot(in)
Increment: ¹/₁₆" Width per ⅙" Length
Manufacturing shoes with a Brannock ½ Sizing increment where the Last is incremented by ⅔
Paris Point (4⁴/₉mm) will provide a consistent 6⅔% for M and 5% for W toe room
across the whole size range instead of ⅔" & ½" respectively where the toe room percentage
decreases as the size increases.
Paris Point :
IT/EU = 1½ × Last(cm) = 4 × Foot(in)
FR = IT/EU + 1 ; BR = IT/EU ─ 2
½ Paris Point = ⅖ Barleycorn
Conventional Paris Point to Barleycorn Last Conversion :
[Mx|UK|usM|usW] = IT/EU ÷ 1¼ ─ [26|25½|24½|23]
(±½mm conversion accuracy from UK 2½ to 10)
½CM = ¾ ParisPoint = ⅗ Barleycorn
Rulers for Girth Measurements : 30cmfor 8½"×11" Paper
Print on paper and laminate with transparent tape.
EU DorothySizing Script with these sizing systems. (Runs in a terminal on a Mac or Linux/UNIX systems)
Set terminal to a monospaced font.
Place in your path e.g. /usr/local/bin , ~/bin
or prepend with ./ to run in current directory.
Set executeable permissions with :
chmod 755 dorothyx.sh
You must read license in
Dorothy X Select Lists
and agree to license before using this sizing script.
