I’d say get 8.5 , but if I where you I#d go to my local shop and buy them there, the izing of Janoskis is difficult because they are slim and the sizing depends on the width f your feet.

I have to say I don’t really get your point…well you are right, the Busenitz is a soccer inspired shoe, but basically every skate shoe has been inspired by another sport somehow. Shoes like the Blazer and the Dunk used to be basketball shoes to just name an example.
Appart from that the Emerica Cruisers are based on a classic skateboard shoe, the Vans Era. Even the Janoskis and also the Busenitz are “skate inspired”. The design is related to other sports, in this case soccer and sailing, but they have been adapted and designed specifically for skateboarding. My attempt was to pick the in my opinion most important, unique and best performing skate shoes of 2009. In my opinion many designs work great for skateboarding if they are build in a proper way, not just the classic halfcap look.

I saw the interview as well, it’s a video in his garden right? I’m not really sure if it was a sperry shoe he showed, it looked like a cheap quality sailing shoe, which basically looks like an Vans Era.