This sneaker is getting the boot. Adidas Gazelles have become the world’s hottest trainer over the past year, sported by content creators, style writers and celebrities, such as Katie Holmes and Gigi Hadid. But one stylist says that the beloved shoe has now become so ubiquitous — just look down at the feet of any Zoomer hanging out in downtown Manhattan — that it’s now become a totally basic fashion faux pas.
“I think they have been deemed uncool in some cases because we are seeing them worn by many women,” UK-based personal stylist Lisa Talbot told the Daily Mail . “Where they were imaginative and inspiring, they’ve now almost become slightly boring.” The allure of both the the Adidas Gazelles — and a similar style known as the Adidas Sambas — lies in their vast color palette.
Available in nearly every shade imaginable, the low-profile footwear elbowed its way to notoriety in a sea of chunky dad-type lace-ups, pushing out the humble white sneaker as the hottest “it” trend of the last two years. “They have bought us away from the white trainer that has been around for a few years and they add a pop of color into outfits whilst keeping the comfort of a trainer,” Talbot explained. At the time, The Guardian reports , there was a shift from a clunkier shoe to a sleeker look, fueled by the design to lose some bulk.
Thus, the Gazelles, and, subsequently, Sambas, quickly prevailed as the fashion frontrunners. But the $120 Gazelles, designed in 1966 for .
