One gazelle can hide another. This is especially true since the return to the foreground of the cult silhouette from adidas Originals, which is far better known to us than the eponymous animal. In order to win back the hearts and, above all, the feet of sneaker addicts orphaned, or almost, by Kanye West and his Yeezy, the 3-stripes brand is betting more than ever on its classic sneakers. The adidas Gazelle has been back in the spotlight since spring 2023 and a major collaboration with Sean Wotherspoon. That's all it took to convince us to add it to our catalog of limited-edition sneakers for men and women. The 1968 model is waiting for you in a multitude of ultra-effective colors and, of course, the retro style we've come to love. An opportunity for us to take a trip back to the 1960s, following in the footsteps of this model, to help you discover or perhaps rediscover it.
adidas Gazelle, a trendy and versatile low-top sneaker.
The adidas Gazelle was created in 1968. To say that the 1960s were a fruitful period for the German outfitter would be an understatement. The decade also saw the birth of the Stan Smith, in 1964, which was then called the Robert Haillet, and the Superstar, in 1969. The adidas Campus was launched in 1970.
All these historic and emblematic sneakers fromadidas sneakers share many common features. In addition toa naturally retro designtypical of sports shoes of the era, they are all traditionally designed in leather. In the case of the Gazelle, it's suede leather to be precise, as it was intended to stand up to the PUMA Suede, at a time when competition between the Dassler brothers was at its height. Remember that adidas was founded in 1949, in the aftermath of the Second World War, following the dispute between Adi Dassler and his brother Rudi, who had founded PUMA a few years earlier. We'd almost forget that the famous shoe stamped with the adidas 3 stripes and the clover of its Originals division was also, and above all, conceived as a "shoe of the future". for multisport use. That's why it's considered a benchmark low-profile, all-purpose sneaker.
Like the German company's other iconic low-top sneakers, the Gazelle has adapted to changes in sport and fashion, appealing to a wide audience of men and women alike in search of style and comfort. In the early 1980s, for example, it was reinvented in an Indoor version more suited to indoor sportsstarting with handball, which was booming at the time. The Gazelle Indoor differs from the original 1968 shoe in the following ways its translucent sole. Both are available on Kikikickz in a wide choice of colors that continue to seduce sneaker addicts, more than 50 years after the birth of the silhouette. Dressed in white or black, or on the contrary in bright colors perfect for energizing all your looks, this one has many assets that will make it an undeniable star of your dressing room or even of your sneaker collection.