Gucci x adidas Wmns Gazelle 'Yellow White Red'
Colorway: Yellow/White/Red · Style code: HQ7083 · Release date: July 28, 2022 · Price: $617 · Availability: Available now
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Silk is not a sneaker material, which is exactly why it appears here. This women's Gazelle from the Gucci and adidas partnership wraps the low-top in yellow silk, a fabric that catches light in a way no suede pair can and that will not survive rough wear, and trims it in white and red. Red and white against yellow is a deliberate nod to the colour blocking Gucci has used on its own goods for decades, and the two brands' marks share the tongue and heel.
At $850 on July 28, 2022 this was priced as a luxury good that happens to be shaped like a trainer, roughly eight times what adidas charged for a suede Gazelle in the same season. The silhouette underneath is unchanged: the same low profile, the same serrated three stripes, the same thin rubber sole. What changes is the register. A silk upper turns the shoe into something worn deliberately rather than by default, and it makes the wear pattern a feature of ownership instead of a flaw, since the fabric marks faster and more visibly than leather ever would.