I am always an 8, sometimes a 7.5. I got an 8 in these, and at first it was okay, but the bottom part of the shoe, like where your toes come out, is way too loose. If I'm walking, my toes will slowly come out over the front of the shoe like claws. This sucks, but at first I tried to just wear them anyway because, I mean, they're cute. I ended up spraining my ankle bc I couldn't keep the shoes on. It was sad. I gave them to Goodwill. So if you want to try them, I would suggest going down a size, maybe, but there's not really anything you can do to make the front part shrink.