Eric Kilburn Jr, from Clarkston, Michigan, USA, may only be 14 - but his feet measure in at an enormous size 22 - or an average size 17 in UK shoe sizes. For years the 6ft 10 high school student ...

A WOMAN who has the biggest feet in Britain has explained why one pair of shoes cost her a massive £1,000. Julie Felton, who is 6ft 5in, is a Guinness World Record breaking size 16 and struggles ...

A bride-to-be is on a mission to find the perfect wedding shoes - for her size-15 feet. Julie Felton of Ellesmere, Shrops, has searched everywhere for her dream pair with no luck. The 49-year-old ...

The average Western foot is deformed by shoes. If you ditch them, will your feet bounce back or are you simply asking for trouble? MY RUNNING shoes have a thick sole and cushioned heel.

If the bunion has left your foot very deformed, ask your podiatrist about having shoes custom-made. Instead of buying new shoes, you might be able to modify shoes you already have. A shoe store ...

Courtesy of the floating medical charity that is Mercy Ships, 14-year-old Tera can now wear sneakers for the first time.

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In the US, the average female foot was a 6.5 in the 1960s (equivalent to UK size 4), rising to 7.5 in the 1970s (UK 5). Today, the average American woman has a shoe size between 8.5 and 9 ...