As a rule of thumb, Freed of London pointe shoes run 2.5 sizes smaller than American street shoes sizes.
Freed Pointe Shoes-to-American Street Shoe Size Conversion Chart
![Freed Size Chart](/images/freedsizes_1.gif)
Toe Pads
Also, take into account if you intend to wear toe pads or something similar as these can actually increase shoe length by as much as a half size, or width by an additional size.
Veronese Sizes
Veronese shoe sizes run 16.5 to 17.5 sizes larger than American street shoe sizes. See the one-to-one size conversion chart below:
![Free Size Chart](/images/freedsizes_2.gif)