adidas Originals Gazelle SKU #7289976(View on Zappos.com Classic)

I am very happy with these shoes. They fit and look great. They do seem to run a tad smaller than some brands, so just be aware if you are on the large end of your size. I couldn\'t be happier with these shoes. I fully recommend them

The perfect casual shoe. I have owned many pairs of these shoes in my lifetime (green, red, black, navy, gray) and they have always been my favorite shoes in my closet; I'm a girl so I have a lot. I only wish that hadn't worn out my old pairs and had to get rid of them, because you can't find the old colors anymore. That said I still plan on getting a new blue pair.

Classic European Look! These shoes are exactly what I wanted: great looking, super comfortable and very stylish. I wear them with my jeans and they look fab. I grew up in the 70s and these have such a cool, retro look that I just love. The blue suede is beautiful and they feel great on my feet. Buy a pair for yourself!

GREAT! been wearing these shoes around to break them in for skateboarding but it seems only about 3 days in they were ready to go and skate. Definitely going to order another pair come skate time. The only letdown was that weird smell everyone else has said about them...I don't care really because I mean, they’re gonna get smelly anyways.

Perfect Classic - One of the most classy and decent casual everyday comfort shoe that gets even better looking and comfortable as is get older.

These are fantastic shoes. They fit perfectly and there was no break-in time out of the box. Putting them on for the first time felt like I had owned them for a year. They look good, they feel good, and they perform well.

Sized for Men's feet - I need to replace a pair of Adidas Campus ST sneakers (very comfy) and hoped that these would do the trick. The look beautiful will match my casual Friday teaching clothes and don't make me look like I have clown feet. BUT they are not women's shoes. I ordered a lady’s 10.5 and received a man’s 9, which approximates that size. The arch is in a different place and I guess guys have narrower toes, because the toe box is smaller than on Women's sized adidas. This makes them less comfy. Zappos, if you are listening, please give us gals a way to look for only women's sized shoes.

Great shoes! These shoes are really great looking. They have a lil bit of a smell to them when you first get them, but I imagine that will wear off with time. Also, they are a little tight in the front part of the shoe, but it’s expanding the more I wear them. Overall, great shoes!

What did Adidas do to make these smell? I've been wearing Gazelles for well over 10 years. I must have had 5 or 6 pairs of them over the years. They've always been trustworthy shoes that last a long time. When I bought my last pair in April of 2008 however, I realized that Adidas has done something to them to make them smell bad. I'm not sure what's going on over at Adidas but they've either gotten some defective materials, or they've changed the materials, or something, because they now smell like dead animals. Adidas actually stopped widely producing this shoe a few years ago. They came out with the "Gazelle 2" which had flashy colors and whatnot. I was glad to see the old trusty black and white version back out, but now they smell. I ordered two pairs from Zappos and one pair directly from Adidas and they all had the same problem. I am positive that this is a new issue because none of the other pairs I've owned over the past 10 years have smelled anything like this, brand new or otherwise. In the nature of full disclosure, I didn't keep mine long enough to find out whether the smell wears off after a month or two. I can tell you that when I put them in the closet they smelled up the whole closet. I could also smell them when I was sitting on the couch or driving. It was just too much for me. There was no sign that they were getting better after several weeks so I returned them. Maybe I should have waited longer. Anyway, this may be one of the best models of shoes ever made but I'm not going to get anymore until Adidas fixes this smell issue. Why they keep trying to mess with perfection is beyond me.