Okay, sorry if sizing questions get asked a lot on the sub, but I’m extremely confused here…

I’ve had a couple pairs of Vans for at least a decade now. Both the Sk8-Hi style, both are either a size 10 or 11 (I can’t remember, it’s been a decade lol). I measured my feet to make sure I get the right size, as the closest Vans shop that has what I want in stock is an hour away and I’d rather just have them shipped to me. My feet measured 10 inches.

Now, my memory could certainly be faulty. I could’ve gotten a size 9 or something, but I know for certain I didn’t get size 7.5 in men’s. And every answer I get when Googling or searching on the forum is talking about Van’s running tight.

Did I need the larger size because of how tight they were? Have my feet (along with my current Van’s) shrunk over time? Did Van’s change their sizing in the past decade or so? Did I mistake a men’s size 9 for a women’s size 9? I’ve never been so confused over my feet in my life lmao.