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You can’t move for Gazelles these days. But the 1971 Adidas Gazelle trainers offer something a little different.
![1971 Adidas Gazelle trainers hit the shelves](https://www.retrotogo.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/gazelle2.jpg)
Currently, only at the official Adidas store right now and on the face of it, there isn’t a huge amount of difference between these and those other Gazelles to the ‘untrained’ eye.
![1971 Adidas Gazelle trainers hit the shelves](https://www.retrotogo.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/gazelle3.jpg)
The difference is only evident if you know what to look for. And collectors can probably spot those straight away.
![1971 Adidas Gazelle trainers hit the shelves](https://www.retrotogo.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/gazelle4.jpg)
The difference is that this is a shoe based on the 1971 silhouette rather than the modern-day shape. In previous years Adidas was big on the 1980s design of the shoe. This time it has gone back a decade further and simplifying things a little more.
![1971 Adidas Gazelle trainers hit the shelves](https://www.retrotogo.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/gazelle5.jpg)
1971 is a significant year for the Gazelle (and other shoes) as it was the year before Adidas went for its now-famous Trefoil logo on the heel, which was introduced in 1972. So the reissue here, as well as being a slightly different shape, also omits that logo too.
![1971 Adidas Gazelle trainers hit the shelves](https://www.retrotogo.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/gazelle6.jpg)
But at the end of the day, this is still a Gazelle and has most of the other details that have made this shoe a constant favourite in the Adidas range. So a suede upper, contrast detailing for the heel and the stripes, the gum sole and the Adidas-branded tongue, Gazelle branding to the side too, naturally.
![1971 Adidas Gazelle trainers hit the shelves](https://www.retrotogo.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/gazelle7.jpg)
This isn’t a range at all. It is one reissue. So just the blue and white available to buy and only directly from Adidas.
![1971 Adidas Gazelle trainers hit the shelves](https://www.retrotogo.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/gazelle8.jpg)
As for the price, a bit more than you would pay back in 1971 and a little more than a standard pair. They retail for £90.
Find out more at the Adidas website
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