A lot of people complain about the fit. Read the reviews and decide for yourself what to go with. I ordinarily wear a 7 1/2 and purchased an 8. The length of the shoe was just a tad on the short side, but my feet only really started to hurt after SIX HOURS WALKING around Emerald City Comic Con.

Also the calf size, I have little chicken legs and 15" calves and these fit like a glove at the top of the calf and had a small bubble below that before continuing to fit snugly down to the ankle.

I had to pull them up slightly after the first 3 hours because the latex relaxed a bit and pooled slightly near the ankles.

I was not too concerned about the black from the soles coming off on the shoes. This did happen, but it was for con, where no one is seriously looking closely at your feet unless you are in a costume contest, at which point you probably aren't buying $18 go go boots.