Beware of ordering from some of these skate places. I got mine at Skates.comIf you want an exchange or refund, they may try to trick you into saying you tested them outside, at which they refuse to exchange/refund you for them then not being new enough for resale, yet they tell you to order one size smaller as they come from out of the country (if you live in the USA). 

I suggest ordering your same size you are, and test the fit to your foot indoors on carpet. Thin skate socks are pretty pointless to getting as well. Skate boots above the ankle will cut in to your leg until you break them in, and you actually could benefit from some kind of above ankle wrap to protect your lower leg area. The high boot could be a good idea though, for keeping your ankle more straight and from twisting. With a lower cut boot, your ankle is free move better but also not get the support a taller boot would give. Your choice. I like the classic style but with modern improvements.

 

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I remember wanting skates as a child but living on a farm way out in the country with dirt everywhere. My dad asked where I would use them. I didn't know or care, I just wanted them, so he brought home these steel wheels you clamp around your shoe... so ancient now and worth more for nostalgic reasons probably, but I just hated them then and was so embarrassing to have these noisy things while everyone else had smooth quiet skates built-in to the shoe. I did eventually get better skates when moving to the city, but still weren't as cool as these quiet quad wheels invented later.

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QuadLine Roller Skating

 

These wheels are dreamy because of how somewhat translucent they are. That means light shines through the wheels.