Customer Reviews adidas Originals Gazelle

Adidas wins with me - I purchased this shoe and have to say it is the most comfortable athletic shoe I have purchased recently.

Stinky, but nice - I like this shoe a lot. It's smart looking with great support. It does smell, but the smell goes away after a couple of weeks of wear.

Classics never change - Same fit and look I remember from 35 years ago, and same odd tuna smell from the soles, but you can get over that for this retro-stylish and comfortable lounge shoe.

The smell does go away - My husband is a big fan of retro sneakers and really wanted a pair of these. So I bought him a pair and my first thought was, "Whoo, I should have listened to those reviews where they talk about the smell." But no problem... I immediately took them out of the box, sprayed them with Febreze, and left them to air out for a few days. The smell was still there when I gave them to him, but much fainter. Now he's worn them a few times and you'd have to have your nose right up against the shoe to smell anything. My husband loves them - super cool-looking shoes!

BUYER BEWARE - I should have paid attention when I read the reviews for this shoe. It looks great, but... It smells horrible! Absolutely terrible, the smell will not come out, no matter what you do. Soap and water won't even work. It's terrible. The tongue is very long and bothersome, although I never had a chance to wear it out since the smell of fish was so nauseating. The shoe comes wrapped in plastic, keeping whatever smell it is locked in the suede. The shoe had something gummy all over the suede as well. It's terrible. If you even touch the shoe, the smell will come off on your hands. I would definitely not recommend buying this shoe from Zappos.com.

Showing Gazelle some love. Love the comfort and styling of this classic shoe and the look of the shoe clearly stands the test of time. The Adidas Originals Gazelle will always be one of many favorite shoes from Adidas. Thank You Zappos for carrying this shoe for I could not find it anywhere else.

Get a half size bigger - Great shoes, look great, feel decent, and yes, they smell awful (but that went away quickly). I did need to return my first pair though; the sizing seemed a half size smaller than what I usually wear. So you may want to buy a half size bigger. My larger pair fits great.

Sweet! The shoes are comfy and stylish.

Excellent shoes. Very satisfied with recent order. Excellent service received from Zappos.com. "Fishy" smell right out of box, but dissipates after a couple weeks. Shoes tend to run a half size large.

Love em - Great shoe. Perfect for today’s denim also cool with cargo shorts.

GREAT shoe and AMAZING service!! Amazing shoe! It is incredibly comfortable and easy to break in. If you're between a 10 - 10 1/2 I'd recommend going with the 10. Adidas originals in my opinion mostly all run about a half size large. Zappos service is the BEST in the business. When I say business, I mean all of retail…period. That is extremely rare these days.

Good, but smelly... I love the way the gazelles look. They fit well too, they're not narrow or anything like that and I ordered my normal size. But they do have a strange scent to them- fish like in fact. It's fairly strong too. You don't need to get up close to get a good whiff of it. I don't know what it is, but I think it's the suede or something that is used because the stench is particularly on the outside of the shoe. But whatever it is stinky and it hasn't faded since I first wore them. That's the only problem with these shoes. The smell takes away from how the shoe looks and feels a little bit, for me anyways.

Dandy shoes - Absolutely comfortable! True to size, with wiggle room for toes but snug support. Took a while to get used to the high tongue but after wearing them for a while it has softened and is comfortable. I love my Gazelles!

Great shoe but arrived smelling like fish! The Gazelle is a great shoe. Have owned and worn a pair (black and blue versions) since I was a freshman in high school in '93. Ordering through Zappos was great, however instead of that nice new sneaker smell they reeked of rotting fish (obviously some weird chemical smell)! I’ve been wearing the shoes for a couple weeks now assuming the smell would naturally fade, but you can still smell 'em from a couple meters away. Very weird and I’ve had to explain to people so they don't think I farted or something. I don't think I can exchange them anymore.

Love my Gazelles - Love these. Great price received them the next day. Great customer service. Thanks for a great experience - I wish you had more colors available in my size!

Adidas Gazelle - Maybe because these are really men's shoes (women are just ordering men's sizes) they run just slightly small in the women's sizes? Which was not a problem; I took my usual 6 1/2. Very comfortable and well made and I love the retro look.

Best pair of shoes I’ve had - These shoes are great. They look great and feel great, though they fit fine in the length; they're a bit snug with the width, not at the sole, more the upper and top of the shoe. But that's just part of the look of the shoe. These are great though, very comfortable, very cool looking. (Though the blue is a lot cooler than the black).

Cute, comfy but watch out for that tongue! These shoes are really comfy, true to size with a medium sock; the only thing that bothers me is the super long tongue. It was uncomfortable, poking me in the top of my foot, but it's made of a really soft material so I just cut it easily with scissors and now it's perfect. I love them; I bought them in pink, too!

It’s about time! I owned these shoes in middle and high school until a friend borrowed them and moved to Nebraska! I’ve been looking for them for almost 10 years and I finally found them here on Zappos. They’re every bit as comfortable as I remember them! The shipping was also super fast (and wonderfully free).

It’s just a classic - An absolutely excellent shoe after all these years. The look is fresh and the comfort is flawless. I actually can't wait to rock my Adidas.

AMAZING - Zappos has to be the number one shopping website I have ever experienced and the shoes are great.

Great support - Supports my whole foot. They are great for the gym and also retro stylish. Also works with jeans.

Black with White Stripes-Adidas Original's Gazelle - Ordered the shoes for my teenage son. As always anything we get from Zappos rocks! Each order we get is better than the last because you have so...many things to choose from. I love Zappos so much I started giving my niece and nephews their choice of Zappos shoes for each Birthday :-) The shoes are top quality, and the choices are fantastic and the service is above all others!

NO LONGER HAVE TO GO TO THE MALL FOR SHOES!! Had a pair of shoes like these back in the day vary hard to find in stores. Vary happy to have found them on your site. My first time dealing with Zappos. And will for sure do all my shoe buying from them for now on... have recommended Zappos to friends. Very professional and true to their word. Thank you for the great shoes.

New pair of shoes and I'm putting them on, oh here we go! Great looking, comfortable shoes. The tongue is a little squeaky though.