Customer Reviews adidas Originals Gazelle

A great classic/retro looking shoe - I wanted something cute, yet comfy enough to wear while walking several miles a day. (Specifically, something I could wear next to a NYC hipster on the subway and not feel completely awful about myself.) It is a bit narrow, but it's fine for me and I don't have narrow feet. I was expecting more arch support based on other reviews, but the inside is nearly flat. There is very little arch support, certainly not "excellent arch support" as other reviews said. Still, it's comfortable enough for me to wear while walking several miles at a time. Another reviewer complained of a horrible rubber smell from the sole. Yeah. I'm not sure what that was about, as I haven't had that problem. The top of the tongue of the shoe is rubbery and tends to slide around a bit, since there's no loop to keep the tongue to the laces. Also, this is rather random, but they sent me two different length laces. Overall, I really like the shoes. They make my feel look small, they feel good, and they look good. Just beware if you need more width or arch support than average.

Show your feet some love - Great shoe - not too wide, not too narrow, just right. Great shoe for everything. I'm on my feet all day and I have been using Gazelles for years. Once in awhile I change it up, but I always come back.

I have a tip about the "squeaking" issue with Gazelles. The tongue is coated with plastic, and the Adidas shoelaces are also plastic. If you swap the laces out for cotton ones, the squeak goes away. Easy & cheap fix.

Bought this shoe for my daughter in the Marine color and was disappointed that the color shown was not the color that showed up on my doorstep. The color pictured is a deep navy blue and a lighter shade of blue was actually what it was. Kept the shoes anyway.

Literally the most uncomfortable pair of shoes I have ever worn. Seems like they measure the size from the upper part of the shoe, which is slightly larger than the actual base, so everything feels cramped. The width is so thin it felt like I was standing on a tennis ball because the inner curve of the shoe was so far inside in relation to my foot. They look amazing but I really don't think going up a size would help, they are still extremely thin. I have two pair of Adidas Campus, same size, and they fit much better. They have a similar profile but the Campus has a larger base, is wider, and feels more substantial.

I'm pretty happy with these shoes. They look nice and they're comfortable. Only two small issues: 1. The picture looked brown to me, but these shoes are much more of an olive green. They look great, but I was expecting brown. 2. As others have said, they're a little less comfortable with no show socks because the tongue rubs the front of your ankle. Also the back rubbed a bit raw, but that's not uncommon until you wear a shoe for a while.

These are good-looking, classic shoes - mostly comfy and basically true to size (though if you're in doubt go a little larger). The only downside is the tongues; they're incredibly squeaky and very tall, and they irritably rub on your ankle when you wear short socks. I know it can be seen in the photos, but it should be emphasized that these have white soles, and overall they look and feel more like a summer-ish boat shoe than the Dragon or Gazelle models.

Great shoes, my second pair, marvelous for people with foot problems who don't want to wear dreary shoes.

These shoes are nice, they fit well and they perform as well as any Adidas I've owned (which is quite a few). It's not apparent in the photos, but the tongue is a sort of shiny rubbery material, and consequently the shoes are quite squeaky. The shiny tongue rubs against the materials and laces and makes a rubbery squeaking sound. It will probably quiet down a bit as the shoes get worn in, but if you need your sneakers to be "sneaky", these won't work.

These shoes are really cute to look at. They are relatively comfortable. I have a wider foot than most so they are a tiny bit narrow for me, but they look really cute. My biggest problem with them is the tongue. It's some kind of plastic and squeaks. Mildly annoying, but I feel like I can't be the only person to think why didn't you make it in some kind of material that does not squeak or rub.

I loved the product plus the delivery was on time which makes me fully satisfied.

I have long narrow feet and the mono-color throughout the body made my feet look like boats. They also ran a little wide for my feet, I am a AAA. Love the colors, though.

Really nice looking shoe. My husband couldn't keep it because it was at least a half of a size too small. But we'll try for a larger pair.

Great looking shoes. My feet are a little wide so I would have gotten a wider pair if that we're an option, but the shoe is stretching just like a pair of sambas I had a few years back.

I ordered these for my boyfriend for Christmas but gave to him early in case they didn't fit. Luckily I did because they were too narrow. He did like the orange accents and suede material but they were just too narrow, he couldn't even get his foot all the way in and he doesn't have wide feet. So these will get sent back and I reordered some DC ones since I know they're usually wider in the toe area. Zappos delivery was great though, I ordered Monday at 11am and when I got home from work on Tuesday at 4 they were here. Never have I gotten a package so fast, and with free shipping, I'll definitely order shoes from here from now on.

Really love the look of these shoes. They aren't as comfortable on my feet as they could be (slightly wide foot) but they're still good. Can't get past the style factor! These look great! Get them while they're on sale!

First of all let me tell you that I will be ordering another pair just in a different color. They are good to use around town and are great unisex shoes. Tie them firmly and they stay on. I gave them only for stars since I found them a bit stiff but not enough to be a real problem.They are great with jeans or denim shorts / skirts.

I just received my Gazelles. So far they are comfortable and seem to be very well-made. However, the Blast Emerald color appears to be more of a green color than I had expected. It appeared to be more of a blue color online... but they still look cool and feel great.

I've had these shoes for a few weeks now, and they're pretty great shoes. Super comfortable, and the size is just right. They sit snug on your feet, and while the big ol' logo is unfortunate, everything else is just right. They have gotten a bit dirty, but that's easily cleaned off.

Love the Gazelles, they go great with jeans or khakis. My only complaint is that they are excessively squeaky. I'm hoping that this goes away after a month or two of wear.

These are extremely stylish shoes but the pair I have feels uncomfortably tight (both in size and width) and I have the sore and the backs of my ankles are sore and bleeding from trying to break them in.

These are greener than you'd think! But a nice subtle sage-y green, goes well with jeans.

I've had a few pair of Gazelle's over the year, but I think their must be a different factory or mold as a new Retro color pair I just picked up felt narrow in the toes and seemed to have a curve foot bed just before the toes. I usually like a narrow shoe like the Mexico 66 (err Medium width I guess). Maybe it was just my pair, but am sending them back. Thanks Zappos for your awesome shipping/return polices!

So far so good. I bought these to replace a pair of pumas with holes in the soles (after one year of regular wear). The color in the image is accurate. The shoe is comfortable.