Yeezy 500
Sizing & fit guide

Our verdict

Go ½ size up

The Yeezy 500 runs a touch small — most wearers size up ½ from their true size, and wide feet often go a full size up. A vocal minority wear it true to size because the 500 is a wider silhouette, but ½ up is the safer default.

Medium confidence

Two ways to fit it

Standard/narrow feet size up ½ for the cleanest fit; the 500's wide last means some wearers happily run it true to size. Wide feet go a full size up.

Tighter, cleaner fit

True to size

Relaxed / wide-foot fit

Go ½ size up

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Why the Yeezy 500 fits this way

The 500 is one of the more comfortable, chunkier Yeezys, but the leather-and-mesh upper and padded interior make true size feel snug at first, so the community default is to add a half size. The most-upvoted sizing reply is explicit: "I'd recommend going half size up from your true to size... You might wanna go full size up if you have wide feet." Another puts it bluntly: "People saying TTS are lying their ass off. 1/2 size up for narrow/normal and full size for slightly wide to wide feet." Real examples line up — a normal-width US 10.5 wearer went 11 and "they fit me good."

There is a genuine true-to-size camp. Because the 500 is a relatively wide last, some owners insist "500s are wide, they're definitely tts" and warn that a full size up will leave you swimming ("you're gonna have to wear 3 pair of socks"). The pattern that reconciles it: standard and narrow feet get the cleanest fit ½ up; people who like a locked-in fit or have genuinely wide feet can run TTS. Note the 500 High and Tactical boot run tighter and take a full size up. Net: size up ½ from true for most; full up for wide feet; TTS only if you want it snug.

Common scenarios

I wear US 10.5 normally. What size Yeezy 500?

US 11 — the 500 runs slightly small, so ½ up is the community default. If you have wide feet, consider a full size up; if you like a snug fit, 10.5 can work since the 500 is a wide silhouette.

I have wide feet. How much should I size up?

A full size up is the common wide-foot recommendation for the 500. The last is wide but the padded fit still runs snug at true size.

Do the 500 High and Tactical Boot fit the same as the Low?

No — the Low and Tactical take about ½ up, but the 500 High runs tighter and wearers generally go a full size up.

How it compares to other models

Yeezy Boost 350 V2 Medium confidence

Both usually take ½ up, but the 500 is a wider silhouette so it's more forgiving for wide feet than the narrow 350 V2
Yeezy Boost 700 (Wave Runner) Low confidence

The 700 fits closer to true to size while the 500 leans ½ up — owners often wear the 500 a half larger than their 700

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Last reviewed: 2026-09-08