Adidas has produced a new pair of Gazelles in honor of skateboarder Mark Gonzales. Gonzales became a pioneer in skateboarding by performing tricks in the San Francisco-era during the 1980s. His work as a street skater helped break the sport out of its niche into the general public.

The Adidas Mark Gonzales Gazelle has brown suede with white leather stripes. The Adidas symbol on the heel tag is an electric blue to match the skateboarder’s signature on the edge of the third stripe. Adidas also placed the signature and the skateboarder’s name in print on the tongue tag to show the importance of his accomplishments. The major distinction between regular Gazelles and the Mark Gonzales Gazelles is a ridged black edge running along the front part of the outsole.

I love the original Adidas Gazelles and I think that it is great that the company is honoring a legend in the sport. The colorway and blue accents work well together to spruce up one of the company’s signature shoes. These shoes will be spreading like wildfire in the month of April so a trip to your local skate shop now wouldn’t be a bad idea.