These boots are super cute and whenever I wear them I'll get complimented on them...even by men! The only problem I have with them is that they start to hurt my feet a little bit if I wear them for a prolonged amount of time. But oh well, no matter what rainboot you wear they'll probably start to not feel super comfortable after a while. I would say they are a tad bit too big on me, but that can be fixed by wearing my fluffy socks! I don't think it'd be worse going down a size over though. Say you're in between an 8.5 and an 8 though, I might go with the 8.