Gucci x adidas Gazelle 'White'
Colorway: White/Collegiate Royal/Red · Style code: HQ8849 · Release date: July 28, 2022 · Price: $444 · Availability: Available now
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White is the restraint option in a collection built on maximalism. Where most of these Gazelles carry a repeated monogram or a velvet upper in an unlikely colour, this one is plain leather in white, with Collegiate Royal and red supplying the trim. Blue and red on white is a colour scheme that reads as sporting rather than luxury, which makes the $850 price harder to spot from a distance than on any other pair in the run.
That is arguably the strongest argument for it. A white leather low-top with two primary accents will still look sensible in a decade, while a velvet or monogram pair is fixed to the moment it was made. Both houses' marks appear at the tongue and heel, and the silhouette is untouched. It went out on July 28, 2022. The practical problem is the obvious one: white leather at this price is a shoe that has to be looked after, and the trim colours will hold up long after the upper stops looking new.