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Adidas Gazelle
Sizing & fit guide

Our verdict
Go ½ size down
The Adidas Gazelle runs about ½ size large — most wearers size down ½ from their normal size. It's a slim, low-profile terrace shoe; wide-foot wearers may stay true to size for the room, accepting a slightly long fit.
Low confidence

Two ways to fit it

For a clean fit on standard/narrow feet go ½ size down (the Gazelle runs long). For wide feet, stay true to size and accept slightly long.

Tighter, cleaner fit
Go ½ size down
Relaxed / wide-foot fit
True to size

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Why the Adidas Gazelle fits this way

The Adidas Gazelle is a terrace classic and shares the family's tendency to run long — about a half size large for most wearers. The flat suede last sits low and sleek, so true size leaves extra length, and the common recommendation is to drop a half from your normal sneaker size. This is consistent with how the Samba and Superstar fit.

Adidas sizing is famously a little inconsistent across models and colorways, so the Gazelle's exact fit can vary, but the directional advice holds: it runs long. The suede upper is soft and gives a touch of width with wear, which makes the Gazelle marginally more forgiving than the leather Samba for medium-wide feet — though it's still a slim shoe.

Net: size down a half for standard and narrow feet. Wide-foot wearers can stay true to size to keep the width, accepting a slightly long fit; the suede relaxes with wear but the last stays low and slim. When in doubt between two sizes on a terrace shoe, the cleaner look is the smaller one.

Common scenarios

I wear US 9 in my normal sneakers. What size Gazelle?

US 8.5 — the Gazelle runs about ½ large, so size down a half. Wide feet can stay at US 9 for room.

I have wide feet. Should I size down?

The Gazelle is slim. Wide-foot wearers often stay true to size and accept a slightly long fit rather than sizing down into the narrow last.

Does the Gazelle fit like the Samba?

Both run ½ long; the Gazelle's soft suede gives marginally more width with wear, but the ½-down advice is the same.

How it compares to other models

  • Adidas Samba OG Medium confidence

    Both terrace classics run ½ long; the Gazelle's suede is a touch more forgiving in width

  • Adidas Superstar Low confidence

    Both run ½ large; the Superstar's shell toe is roomier up front

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