For anyone who's interested, I'm generally a size 7 or 7 1/2. I bought these in size 7 and would guess that the 7 1/2 would be too big around the ankle.
Lisap, I too was obsessed with the Paul Green's and looked at the Joseph Seibel's too--maybe they had sold out in my size...who knows. Like you I felt the Paul Green's were just way beyond my budget. Even the Paul Green chelsea boots that I bought at below half price were at the very top of what I was willing to spend. Wish I didn't like his shoes so much.