Independent UK guide to large shoe sizes

Large Smart Shoes for Women: UK Size 8 to 13

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Quick answer: at UK 8 and 9 you can choose from more than 20 shops, in court, work and wide fit wedding shoes. Half of them stop by 10. At 10 and 11 the main sources are Long Tall Sally, Crispins Shoes, After 8 Shoes, ASOS DESIGN and Otto and Ivy, and one wedding court, Lace and Favour’s Melanie, reaches 11 in EEE. At 12 most of what you will find is Long Tall Sally’s, and at 13 it is a few of its slingback and kitten heels.

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  • Sizes coveredUK 8 to 13
  • Shops compared24
  • Largest size we foundUK 13 (Long Tall Sally)
  • Widest fitting we found6E-8E, to UK 9 (DB Wider Fit Shoes)

This guide covers smart shoes in the widest sense: court shoes and other shoes for work, and shoes for weddings and occasions. Large sizes thin out in steps. Up to 9 the high street is with you, and so are four wide fit wedding shops. At 9, Shoe Zone, Pavers, Hotter, Clarks, Office, Marks and Spencer and DB Wider Fit Shoes all end, and Rainbow Club and Harriet Wilde with them. At 10, the E and EEE fittings shrink to a few named styles. At 11 Crispins Shoes’ courts, After 8 Shoes and ASOS all stop. By 12 and 13 smart shoes are almost entirely one brand, Long Tall Sally, shown on several sites. High heels have their own guide, linked at the end.

We checked shops’ own websites on 30 and 31 October 2026, using heels and court filters, store data, product pages and size guides. Long Tall Sally, Yours, Evans and Next were read in a browser at 13, and Next refused further reads part way through. Very refused too, and its size filter had shown items not available in that size, so we have left it out at 10 and above. Yours, Pavers, Rainbow Club and Harriet Wilde come mainly from their own pages as shown in search results, and we say so on each size page. After 8 Shoes and Otto and Ivy label shoes in EU sizes, so their UK sizes are often our reading. Delivery and returns terms were read on 30 October. We did not check prices, and availability changes daily.

Where to buy large smart shoes: 24 shops compared

Twenty-four UK shops that list women's smart shoes in size 8 or larger, compared on largest size, half sizes, widths, delivery and returns
ShopLargest smart shoe size listed (UK)Half sizesWidthsDelivery and returnsLink
Long Tall SallyLargest range13 (few at 13)No
  • Standard (LTS)
  • Wide E to 9 (Yours brand)
Free tracked delivery from £40 (£2.99 below); returns within 28 days, free in store or £1.99 by drop-off or collection through its returns portal.See Long Tall Sally
Next13 (one LTS shoe, not confirmed)A few in its shoes filter
  • Standard
  • Wide
  • Extra wide
Next-day delivery £4.95, free to a store; returns within 28 days, free in store or £2.50 by post.See Next
Otto and IvyBridal Edit12 (EU 46, our reading)Not checked
  • Standard
  • W (wider) on some
Next working day UK delivery (charges not shown on the page we read); returns within 30 days with £5 deducted, and one free size exchange per UK order.See Otto and Ivy
Yours ClothingOccasion shoes12 (LTS above 10)No
  • Wide E
  • Extra wide EEE
  • Standard (LTS)
Free tracked delivery from £40 (£2.99 below); returns within 28 days, free in store or £1.99 by drop-off or collection through its returns portal.See Yours
Evans12 (LTS above 10)No
  • Wide E
  • Extra wide EEE
  • Standard (LTS)
Free tracked delivery from £40 (£2.99 below); returns within 28 days, free to a Yours store or £1.99 by drop-off or collection through its returns portal.See Evans
CrispinsMost courts to 1111 in courts8.5, 9.5 and 10.5Not checked£6.50, free over £250; UK returns within 14 days, unworn, at your cost (no free returns).See Crispins
After 8 ShoesGala and Kayo11 (EUR 45, our reading on most)8.5 and 9.5Not checkedAs shown in search results: tracked delivery £4.95 for the first pair, £1 for each extra; free tracked returns within 14 days, unworn and in the original packaging.See After 8
ASOS11 (ASOS DESIGN)Not checked
  • Standard
  • Wide to 10
  • Extra wide to 9
£4.50, free over £40; returns within 28 days, free for account holders under its Fair Use Policy, £3.95 for guest orders.See ASOS
Lace and FavourWedding courts11 (one style)Not checked
  • EEE
£4.95, free over £150; a 30-day returns policy is advertised on many items, but the page does not say this shoe is included.See Lace and Favour
Simply Be10 (a few EEE courts)A few in its shoes filter
  • Wide E
  • Extra wide EEE
£4.99 standard delivery; free returns within 28 days with its own return options.See Simply Be
JD Williams10 (a few EEE courts)A few in its shoes filter
  • Wide E
  • Extra wide EEE
£3.99 standard delivery; free returns within 28 days with its own return options.See JD Williams
Schuh10 (few at 9 and 10)No
  • Standard
  • Wide
£3.99, free from £70; unused items returnable within 365 days, free in store or £3.99 by post.See Schuh
Sargasso and GreyWedding and occasion9.58.5 and 9.5
  • EE
  • Extra wide on some
As shown in search results: £4.95 standard delivery; returns within 28 days (14 for sale items), with one free return and one free exchange per order, then £3.95; no wear, soles included.See Sargasso and Grey
Rainbow ClubWedding shoes9Yes
  • EE
Not confirmed: we did not find its delivery or returns terms, so read them before ordering.See Rainbow Club
Harriet WildeWedding shoes9Yes
  • Wide fit
Not confirmed: we did not find its delivery or returns terms, so read them before ordering.See Harriet Wilde
DB Wider FitFittings to 6E-8E9Not checked
  • 2E-4E
  • 6E
  • 6E-8E
£6 standard delivery up to 4 kg, no free threshold listed; returns within 30 days, free by Royal Mail with the label sent, other couriers at your cost; unworn and unmarked, and cut straps cannot go back.See DB Wider Fit
Cosyfeet9Not checked
  • Extra roomy, about 6E
£5.75 per order; UK returns free within 90 days for exchange or refund, with some items excluded.See Cosyfeet
Hotter9To 7.5
  • Standard
  • Wide
  • Extra wide
Free delivery over £120 (cost below not stated); returns within 30 days with £2.95 deducted; size or width exchanges free.See Hotter
Pavers9To 8.5
  • Wide fit on some
£3.99 standard delivery, free to a store; returns within 45 days, free to a store or £2.50 deducted by post.See Pavers
Shoe ZoneWork shoes9No
  • Wide fit to 8
Next-day delivery, free from £10 (£2.99 below); unworn returns within 12 months, free to a store or £2.50 by post.See Shoe Zone
Marks and Spencer9 (other brands at 9)Not checkedNot checked£3.99, free over £75; returns within 28 days (14 for sale items), free by post or in store, though orders under £10 or all-sale orders collected in store usually cannot be posted back.See Marks and Spencer
Clarks9 (one heeled sandal)To 7.5Not checked£4.95, free over £75; returns within 28 days (14 for sale items), free in a Clarks full-price store or £2.95 by post.See Clarks
Office9Not checkedNot checked£3.99, free over £80 (not on sale items); returns within 28 days (14 for sale items), free to a store or £2.95 deducted by courier.See Office
Very9 (we left out 10 and above)A few in its shoes filter
  • Standard
  • Wide
  • Extra wide
£3.99, free from £75; free returns within 28 days, unused and in the original packaging.See Very

The largest size is the biggest smart shoe size we could confirm at each shop, with a note where little was available. Half sizes for Next, Simply Be, JD Williams and Very come from their shoes filters. “Not checked” means we did not record that detail. Delivery and returns are the standard UK terms read on 30 October 2026, as shown in search results where marked.

The shops in more detail

Long Tall Sally

Long Tall Sally's heels filter runs from 4 to 13, and it is the only shop we found with its own smart shoes at 13. Its courts, slingbacks and kitten heels are Standard Fit. Wide E heels under 8E and 9E are Yours-brand. At 12 and 13 its list is short and running low, with slingbacks and kitten heels rather than plain courts at 13. Delivery is free from £40 (£2.99 below), and returns within 28 days are free in store or £1.99 by drop-off or collection through its returns portal.

Heels filter
UK 4 to 13
Own shoes
Standard Fit
At 13
A few, running low
Returns
28 days; free in store, £1.99 via returns portal
See Long Tall Sally heels

Crispins

Crispins Shoes is a large-size women's shop with Court Shoes, Sling Back, Evening Shoes and Smart collections. Its courts run strongly to 11, from makers such as Elata, Evaluna and PieSanto, with half sizes of 8.5, 9.5 and 10.5. At 12 we found no court, and its dressy heels were sold out on 30 October. It has no wedding collection link. Delivery is £6.50, free over £250. UK returns within 14 days must be unworn and are at your cost.

Courts
To UK 11
Half sizes
To 10.5
At 12
No court found
Returns
14 days, at your cost
See Crispins court shoes

After 8 Shoes

After 8 Shoes is a specialist in women's large sizes, with heels and court shoes in UK 8 to 11 and EUR 42 to 45. Its Gala open courts and Kayo courts reach 11, along with the Deputy and Wisdom lace-ups. It labels most styles in EUR and we did not find a size table, so the UK size is often our reading: use the sizing on each product page. It has no wedding section. As shown in search results, tracked delivery is £4.95 for the first pair and £1 for each extra pair, and returns within 14 days are free by Royal Mail label if unworn and in the original packaging.

Sizes
To UK 11
Half sizes
8.5, 9.5
Labels
Mostly EUR
Returns
14 days, free label (search results)
See After 8 heels

Otto and Ivy

Otto and Ivy labels shoes 42 to 46, which it gives as UK 8 to 12, with W for wider fittings. Its Taylor and Sophia slingbacks and its Bridal Edit, which holds flats and sandals such as the Amber, Bibi and Frankie, run up to 46. We did not read its heels collection. Use its sizing on the product page before ordering. It offers next working day delivery to the UK, though the page we read showed no charges. Returns within 30 days have £5 deducted from the refund, with one free size exchange per UK order.

Labels
EU 42 to 46
Bridal Edit
Flats and sandals
Returns
30 days; £5 deducted
See Otto and Ivy Bridal Edit

Lace and Favour

Lace and Favour is a wedding shoe shop. Its Perfect Bridal Melanie, a dyeable lace block heel court in EEE, runs from UK 3 to 11 (EU 36 to 44), and it is the largest wedding court we found. Other Perfect Bridal wide styles stop at 9. Its page says the Melanie fits large. Standard delivery is £4.95, free over £150. A 30-day returns policy is advertised on many items, but the product page does not say this shoe is included, so ask before you order.

Melanie
UK 3 to 11
Width
EEE
Returns
30 days on many items; not confirmed for this shoe
See the Perfect Bridal Melanie

Sargasso and Grey

Sargasso and Grey lists wide fit wedding and occasion shoes from UK 3.5 to 9.5, many in EE, with extra wide Tilly, Lois and Dionne styles and half sizes of 8.5 and 9.5. As shown in search results, standard delivery is £4.95. Returns within 28 days (14 for sale items) include one free return and one free exchange per order, and later returns from that order cost £3.95. Shoes must show no wear, soles included, and go back in the original packaging with the dust bag.

Sizes
UK 3.5 to 9.5
Widths
EE, some extra wide
Returns
28 days; one free return (search results)
See Sargasso and Grey

Rainbow Club

As shown in search results, Rainbow Club's wide fit wedding shoes run from 4 to 9 with half sizes, in an EE fitting. We could not confirm its delivery or returns terms, so read them before you order.

Sizes
UK 4 to 9
Width
EE
Returns
Not confirmed
See Rainbow Club wide fit

Harriet Wilde

As shown in search results, Harriet Wilde's wide fit wedding shoes run from UK 4 to 9 in full and half sizes, including the Arabella Block Ivory Wide. We could not confirm its delivery or returns terms, so read them before you order.

Sizes
UK 4 to 9
Width
Wide fit
Returns
Not confirmed
See Harriet Wilde wide fit

Yours Clothing

As shown in search results, Yours Clothing has occasion and wedding guest pages, with court shoes in E and EEE. Its own heels stop at 10E, and plain 11 and 12 are Long Tall Sally shoes from the shared catalogue. It has no work shoe label. Delivery is free from £40 (£2.99 below), and returns within 28 days are free in store or £1.99 by drop-off or collection through its returns portal.

Own heels
To 10E
Above 10
LTS shoes
Returns
28 days; free in store, £1.99 via returns portal
See Yours occasion shoes

Evans

Evans shares that catalogue. As shown in search results, its extra wide page lists court shoes such as a navy block heel and a black cone heel. Its own heels stop at 10E, and plain 11 and 12 are Long Tall Sally shoes. Delivery is free from £40 (£2.99 below), and returns within 28 days are free to a Yours store or £1.99 by drop-off or collection through its returns portal.

Own heels
To 10E
Above 10
LTS shoes
Returns
28 days; free in store, £1.99 via returns portal
See Evans extra wide

Next

Next's heeled shoes run to UK 11, read on 30 October, from many brands at 8 and 9 to Long Tall Sally only at 11. At 12 it has a few brogues and loafers and no heeled shoe. At 13 one Long Tall Sally slingback court appeared on its shoes filter, which we could not confirm on the product page. Next-day delivery is £4.95, or free to a store, and returns within 28 days are free in store or £2.50 by post.

Heeled
To UK 11
At 12
Brogues, loafers
Returns
28 days; free in store, £2.50 by post
See heeled shoes at Next

ASOS

ASOS's heels filter runs to UK 11, with UK 10 Wide and UK 9 Extra Wide as its widest options, read on 30 October. Above 9 the list is ASOS DESIGN only, in stiletto courts, slingbacks, kitten and block heels. Delivery is £4.50, free over £40. Returns within 28 days are free for account holders under its Fair Use Policy; guest orders cost £3.95 to return.

Heels filter
To UK 11
Above 9
ASOS DESIGN only
Returns
28 days; free for account holders
See ASOS heels

Simply Be

Simply Be's heels filter runs to 10, with E and EEE courts such as the Celeste and Kiva at 9. At 10 it came down to a few Paradox London EEE courts. JD Williams shares the catalogue and showed the same shoes at 10. Standard delivery is £4.99, and returns within 28 days are free through its own return options; other carriers are at your cost.

Heels filter
To UK 10
At 10
Paradox London EEE
Returns
Free within 28 days (own options)
See Simply Be heels

DB Wider Fit

DB Wider Fit Shoes has mid heel courts such as the Constance, Ascot and Asia, and Mary Jane courts, up to 9. Its fittings of 2E-4E, 6E and 6E-8E are the widest we found. Standard delivery is £6 up to 4 kg, with no free threshold listed. Returns within 30 days are free by Royal Mail with the label sent with the order, other couriers are at your cost, and shoes must be unworn and unmarked.

Sizes
To UK 9
Fittings
2E-4E, 6E, 6E-8E
Returns
30 days; free Royal Mail label
See DB Wider Fit heels

Cosyfeet, Hotter, Pavers, Shoe Zone, Marks and Spencer, Clarks, Office and Very also list smart shoes up to 9, as our size 9 smart shoes guide shows.

Shop by size

Each size guide compares the shops that list smart shoes in that size, with widths, half sizes, and EU and US sizes from the shops’ own charts.

Women's smart shoes

  • Size 8: 22 shops, the last size for Marks and Spencer’s own brand and Shoe Zone’s Wide Fit.
  • Size 9: 24 shops, the most at any size, and the top size for most wedding shops.
  • Size 10: 12 shops, with Crispins Shoes’ courts and a few EEE courts.
  • Size 11: 9 shops but 6 ranges, and the last size for most of them.
  • Size 12: 5 shops, mostly Long Tall Sally’s shoes, plus Otto and Ivy.
  • Size 13: 2 shops, with a few Long Tall Sally heels, which Yours lists too.

Work and court shoes

Long Tall Sally’s pages talk of low court heels for work, as shown in search results, and it has block and kitten courts from 8 to 12. The navy block heel court, at about 5.6 cm, is the one height we recorded on a plain court at 12. Crispins Shoes is the deepest source from 10 to 11, with names such as the ELA Feature, EVA Noir and PIE Geneva. After 8 Shoes has the Kayo and Gala to 11, and its Deputy and Wisdom lace-ups are there for anyone avoiding a heel.

Below 10 there is more. Shoe Zone has a Work list of Lilley courts, loafers and brogues and Softlites wedges to 9, Pavers has a Work Shoes collection, as shown in search results, and DB Wider Fit Shoes has mid heel courts in very wide fittings. Hotter lists dressy pumps and a smart loafer at 8, as shown in search results, and formal heels to 9. Yours has court shoes but no work shoe label.

Wedding and occasion shoes

The wedding ranges we read are wide fits, and most end at 9. Sargasso and Grey runs to 9.5 in EE and extra wide, Rainbow Club and Harriet Wilde to 9, and Lace and Favour’s wide styles to 9, except the Melanie, which reaches 11 in EEE and is dyeable. Otto and Ivy’s Bridal Edit is the one to know above that, with flats and sandals up to 46, which we read as UK 12. It also lists the Taylor and Sophia slingbacks.

For occasions, Yours has occasion and wedding guest pages, as shown in search results, Crispins Shoes has an Evening Shoes collection, and Shoe Zone has Party and Prom links to 9. Long Tall Sally’s pages describe size 11 and 12 shoes for every occasion, but search results found only one Wedding Guest tag there.

Buying smart shoes in big sizes: what we learned

Most shoes at 11 to 13 are one brand

Long Tall Sally, Yours and Evans share a catalogue, and Next lists Long Tall Sally’s shoes. At plain 11 and 12, Yours and Evans show Long Tall Sally only, and Next’s heeled shoes at 11 are the same. So four shops can mean one range. If you find a shoe you like, compare delivery and returns rather than hunting for another version of it.

Heel height is often hard to find

Few pages give a figure. Crispins Shoes’ descriptions do, running from 3.5 cm to 10 cm, with most between 5 and 7.5 cm at 10 and 11. Simply Be and JD Williams have a Heel Heights filter of Low, Medium and High, and Marks and Spencer and Office have similar filters. ASOS labels styles as stiletto, block or kitten. Long Tall Sally had no stiletto at 11 or 12.

Wide feet

The widest labelled fittings we found were DB Wider Fit Shoes’ 6E-8E and Cosyfeet’s about 6E, both ending at 9. Yours, Evans, Simply Be and JD Williams list E and EEE to 9, with far fewer at 10. Above 10 there is Lace and Favour’s Melanie in EEE, and very little else. As shown in search results, Evans’ extra wide page says it goes up to 13EEE, but its heels stop at 10E and what it lists above that is Standard Fit.

Half sizes

Crispins Shoes has 8.5, 9.5 and 10.5 available, and an 11.5 listed but sold out. After 8 Shoes has 8.5 and 9.5 on many styles, and Sargasso and Grey runs to 9.5. Long Tall Sally, Yours and Evans list whole sizes only.

Go by foot length, not the EU number

A UK 10 is EU 43 at Long Tall Sally and Yours, and EU 44 at Next and Crispins Shoes. At 12 the labels run from EU 45 to EU 47. We did not find a size table at After 8 Shoes, and Otto and Ivy’s site gives UK 12 as EU 46, approximately. Long Tall Sally’s chart gives foot lengths from 262 mm at 8 to 304 mm at 13, the one chart among these shops that covers all six sizes.

Returns differ a lot

Cosyfeet gives 90 days for free UK returns, and Very, Simply Be and JD Williams give 28 free days, each with its own conditions. Shoe Zone takes unworn shoes back for 12 months, free to a store or £2.50 by post. Crispins Shoes gives 14 days at your cost, Otto and Ivy deducts £5, and Hotter deducts £2.95. For a wedding shoe, check before you order: we could not confirm Lace and Favour’s terms for the Melanie, or Rainbow Club’s or Harriet Wilde’s at all.

Frequently asked questions

What is the largest women's smart shoe size in the UK?

We found 13, at Long Tall Sally: a few slingback and kitten heels, Standard Fit and running low. Next showed one of its slingback courts at 13, which we could not confirm on the product page.

Where can I buy court shoes in size 11 or 12?

At 11: Crispins Shoes, Long Tall Sally and After 8 Shoes, with Yours, Evans and Next showing Long Tall Sally's. At 12: Long Tall Sally, and a few of the same at Yours and Evans. Crispins Shoes' courts stop at 11.

Which shops have wide fit wedding shoes in large sizes?

Sargasso and Grey to 9.5, Rainbow Club and Harriet Wilde to 9, as shown in search results for those two, and Lace and Favour's Melanie in EEE to 11.

Are the shoes at Yours and Evans in 11 and 12 the same as Long Tall Sally's?

Yes. The three shops share a catalogue, and at plain 11 and 12 Yours and Evans show Long Tall Sally shoes. Next's heeled shoes at 11 are Long Tall Sally's too.

Can I get wide fit court shoes above size 10?

Very few. Yours' and Evans' own heels stop at 10E, ASOS's wide option at UK 10 Wide, and Paradox London's EEE courts at 10. Lace and Favour's Melanie is EEE to 11.

Why are After 8 and Otto and Ivy sizes marked as our reading?

They label shoes in EU sizes, and we read those as UK sizes. We did not find a size table at After 8, so use the sizing on its product pages. At Otto and Ivy, use its sizing on the product page too.

Shops were checked on their own websites on 30 and 31 October 2026, and delivery and returns terms on 30 October 2026. Where we say so, details come from a shop’s own pages as shown in search results. We did not check Amazon UK’s listings.

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