adidas Gazelle Indoor Colorways: How to Pick the Right One

The Gazelle Indoor traces back to adidas's 1970s indoor training line, a slimmer and sleeker take on the standard Gazelle that has stayed popular in European and Japanese streetwear circles over the past few years. Every version shares the same bones: a suede upper, slanted Three-Stripes, a T-toe overlay, a lace closure, and a gum rubber outsole. What changes from pair to pair is the color of the suede and how hard the gum sole pushes back against it.

That second part is the one most colorway guides skip. Below are three Gazelle Indoor colorways we handle at West Coast Deals, what the suede looks like on foot, and who each one suits.

Start with the gum sole

The Indoor's outsole is gum rubber, and the finish varies. On the pink and white pair the gum is semi-translucent and wraps slightly onto the upper, which gives that colorway its floating look. On the red and ash green pairs the gum is solid rubber with its own warm amber tone.

A translucent gum picks up the color of the suede above it and softens the whole shoe. A solid gum holds its amber and draws a harder line where the upper ends. If you want the color to sit quietly, the solid gum does more of that work for you.

Red Gazelle Indoor (JI2063)

The Red Gazelle Indoor, JI2063, is listed in US Men's sizing. Soft suede upper in a rich red, Three-Stripes and Trefoil branding, gum rubber outsole, lace-up construction.

Red suede is the version people search for most, and it earns that. Deep red behaves like a neutral once it is on foot. It sits well with indigo denim, olive, grey, cream, and black, and the gum sole keeps the red grounded. Suede also holds red better than smooth leather does, because the nap scatters light and stops the color from going glossy. Fall is where this one makes the most sense, worn with denim, joggers, or chinos.

We keep a separate guide to red adidas Gazelles that covers the standard Gazelle rather than the Indoor. The standard model wears roomier and chunkier, so read that one alongside this if you are still deciding between the two shapes.

Ash Green Gazelle Indoor (JS1396)

The Ash Green Gazelle Indoor, JS1396, is listed in US Women's sizing. Smooth suede upper, low-cut slim court shape, classic three-stripe design with gold Gazelle lettering on the side, gum rubber outsole, soft textile lining.

Ash green is the muted end of green, closer to sage than to a sports green, and muted green behaves like a neutral in the same way deep red does. Of these three colorways it is the easiest to wear with an outfit that already has something going on. The gold sidewall lettering is the detail worth noticing. It warms the green and ties the upper back to the gum sole. Works with jeans, midi skirts, and dresses.

Our green adidas Gazelle guide goes deeper on how green suede reads across the wider Gazelle family.

Pink and White Gazelle Indoor (JR1356)

The Pink and White Gazelle Indoor, JR1356, is listed in US Women's sizing. Soft pink suede upper, white serrated Three-Stripes, gold Gazelle branding, T-toe overlay, semi-translucent gum outsole that wraps onto the upper.

This is the statement pair of the three. The translucent gum is what keeps it wearable. It grounds the pink, and the white stripes give the eye somewhere to land between the two. Faded denim, track pants, and cream trousers all work. The pink does the styling work here, so everything else in the outfit can stay plain.

Do they run true to size?

The Gazelle Indoor runs slightly narrow and sleek. For most people it is true to size. If you are between sizes or have wider feet, take the half size up. The Indoor is trimmer through the forefoot than the standard Gazelle, so a size that feels right in a regular Gazelle can feel snug in this one.

Men's and women's listings run on their own sizing scales, so check which scale a listing uses before you order. We have longer fit write-ups in the Gazelle Indoor sizing guide and the women's Gazelle Indoor sizing guide, plus a full breakdown of the shape in our Gazelle Indoor review.

Which Gazelle Indoor colorway is the most versatile?

In men's sizing, red, by a clear margin. Deep red reads as a neutral, it pairs with more of an ordinary wardrobe than people expect, and it carries the Indoor's heritage look better than a bright color does. In women's sizing, ash green is the one that settles into an outfit without comment, and pink is the one you buy when you want the shoe to be the point.

If you are still weighing the Indoor against the other two Gazelle shapes, our Gazelle Indoor vs Gazelle vs Gazelle Bold comparison lays out the differences in profile, midsole height, and fit. The complete Gazelle guide covers the model's history end to end.

How colored suede ages

Suede decides how long a colorway keeps looking right. Brush the nap dry after you wear them, keep them out of soaking weather, and skip the melamine eraser on the upper, because it strips the nap on suede even though it works on smooth leather. Colored suede fades from sun exposure more than from wear, so where you store a pair matters. Our full method is in how to clean your sneakers.

Where to buy

Every pair we ship is authenticated in house at our Portland, Oregon warehouse before it leaves the floor, and orders go out same or next business day. Verified & Shipped.

You can browse the current lineup on our Gazelles collection, and the wider red lineup on our Red Shoes collection. Both pages are automated and refresh themselves as the catalog moves. For the rest of the terrace catalog, start at adidas Originals.

— Anthony from West Coast Deals