adidas and Bad Bunny are reportedly bringing back the Gazelle in a Solar Gold colorway, with a rumored October 2026 release date now attached to a makeup that first surfaced in January 2025 but never reached retail shelves. The long gap between its initial appearance and this new timeline makes the date unconfirmed for now, but the shoe has resurfaced with enough detail to take seriously.
adidas has been one of the most consistent names in sneakers since its founding in Germany in the mid-twentieth century, building a catalog that spans performance sport and street culture in equal measure. The three stripes have appeared on everything from Olympic tracks to neighborhood courts, and the brand’s retro running and training silhouettes have remained in steady rotation for decades. Few models in that catalog carry as much cultural weight as the Gazelle, a low-profile trainer that dates back to the 1960s and originally served as a budget-friendly option for athletes. Over the years it moved out of the gym and into everyday wear, picked up by subcultures across the United Kingdom and beyond, and it has stayed relevant through a combination of clean proportions and a suede upper that ages well. The Gazelle Indoor, a closely related variant with a slightly sleeker profile, became one of the more talked-about releases of 2024.
Bad Bunny, the Puerto Rico-born artist who has become one of the most streamed musicians in the world, has maintained one of the more active collaborator relationships in the sneaker space over the past several years. His work with adidas began with the Forum Low in 2021 and expanded through the Response CL in 2022 and then the Campus. The Gazelle Indoor arrived in 2024 and sold through quickly. More recently the partnership introduced the SL72, and the two have also moved into newer silhouettes including the BadBo 1.0, the Ballerina, and the F50. The Gazelle has proven to be a recurring canvas within that body of work. A version called the Vega Baja Gazelle released exclusively in Puerto Rico during Summer 2025, using white accents on a yellow base tone, making the Solar Gold colorway a distinct and previously unreleased entry in the same family.
The Solar Gold makeup features a bright yellow suede and leather upper with black stripes and white laces. Current images show some variation between pairs, with some displaying black tongues and others showing olive green underneath, so final details may still shift before release. This colorway differs from the Vega Baja version specifically in its use of black accents rather than white. The adidas Gazelle in Solar Gold is expected to retail for $140 and will likely be available through adidas and select retailers when it drops. If you want to explore more while you wait, check out the rest of the Bad Bunny adidas catalog or look closer at the Gazelle Indoor for a related option already on shelves.
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