Gucci x adidas Gazelle 'Blue GG Monogram'
Colorway: Blue/Core Black/Blue · Style code: IE2265 · Release date: March 31, 2023 · Price: $723 · Availability: Available now
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Demetra is Gucci's own leather alternative, and it is the material that separates this pair from the rest of the monogram run. The serrated three stripes and the back tab are cut from it in black, set against a blue canvas upper carrying the repeated double-G print, and they hold a firmer edge than the canvas around them. Branding is split between the two houses, an adidas Trefoil alongside Gucci's marks, which is unusually even-handed for a partnership of this kind.
Construction is Italian, and the finishing shows in places a general-release Gazelle never bothers with: bound edges, aligned print across panel seams, a clean interior. Underneath sits a semi-translucent gum sole that keeps the profile low and the whole thing recognisably a Gazelle rather than a luxury sneaker built from scratch. The pair reached shops on March 31, 2023 at $850. Blue is the coolest base in the monogram set and the one where the black trim reads most clearly, since the print itself is high-contrast enough to fight anything warmer.