Paradigm x adidas Gazelle ADV "Black Active Purple"

Colorway: Core Black/Core Black/Active Purple · Style code: GV9850 · Release date: December 17, 2021 · Lowest resale ask: $133 · Availability: Available now

More colorways & related: adidas Gazelle ADV "White Shadow Olive" · Mark Suciu x adidas Gazelle ADV "Collegiate Green" · Women's adidas Gazelle Indoor · Women's adidas Gazelle LO Pro · Women's adidas Gazelle LO Pro · adidas Gazelle SPZL F.C. — Core Black · adidas Originals Gazelle Indoor · adidas Gazelle Indoor x Hardies — Rust Orange · adidas Crazy Energy+ BAPE — Silver Metallic · adidas Dropset 4 Training Shoes Micah Parsons PE · adidas Badbo 1.0 — Grey · adidas Badbo 1.1 Low "Simple Brown Feather Grey"

All adidas Gazelle ADV release dates & colorways

About the Paradigm x adidas Gazelle ADV "Black Active Purple"

Parley Ocean Plastic is part of the upper here, blended into the black synthetic leather that replaces the usual suede, and it ties the shoe to the six-piece capsule adidas made with Paradigm, a New York publishing house. Bright violet lettering spells out the model name along the side, and a woven tongue tag stacks both logos above the collection's motto about spreading light and leaving no trace. The purple Geoflex outsole underneath is the loudest element, and it is also functional, tuned for board feel rather than for looks.

The ADV is adidas' skate version of the Gazelle, and the changes are structural rather than cosmetic: a taller foxing tape around the midsole, reinforcement at the toe and a grippier tread. An Adiprene sockliner adds cushioning the original never had. It released on December 17, 2021 at $110, which is standard skate-shoe money and low for a collaboration. A skate build made partly from reclaimed plastic is a neat argument, since these are shoes designed to be destroyed and replaced.

Written with AI from brand specs; facts checked against our catalog data on Sep 18, 2026.