Bad Bunny x Adidas Gazelle Indoor 'Benito'
People slept on these & idk why lol. I ended up cutting the size tag off the back heel & I gotta say, on feet, this is one of my favorite shoes that Bad Bunny has designed with adidas since his first Forum.
Thank you @excusemejayburnz for the assist on this release to help make this review possible.
Materials: this shoe is pretty crazy in hand, but it's done in a fun & trippy kinda way. Starting at the midsole, there's a tan canvas that wraps above the entire midsole, then above canvas is a cream, suede mudguard that has a crooked look to it where it tilts to the ⬅️ & on the ➡️ pair it curves to the ➡️. From a top down view, this is honestly my favorite feature of the design & looks really nice on feet. Another unique feature is the stripes, bc the first stripe overlaps the mudguard, & then beneath the stripes is a 🤍 leather, that is barely creasing, even with heavy wear. As for branding, there's an adidas logo w/ the word 'benito' beneath it near the back heel. Behind the logo is a 🤍 suede patch (kinda reminded me of the BB eye logo), where they put an additional size tag, but I cut mine off. & lastly, on the tongue, in usual BB fashion, you'll find a double tongue. On the top one, it has a 🤍 patch with 3 embroidered 〰️〰️ lines that has buttons on the back that clip into the 2nd tongue. The 2nd tongue has a 🤍 & 💙 tag that looks like they reversed the usual trefoil tag on the tongue. Overall, this design was well done & felt really thoroughly thought out from their design team.
Comfort/Sizing: this pair comes w/ 2 insoles. 1 is very chunky & adds a lot of comfort to this pair & the other is a flat set, which feels like a normal gazelle insole. Both are pretty comfy & I have had no discomfort issues. Some folks have complained about the tongue, but I wear thick, high socks & have no issues. For sizing, I almost feel like you could go half down. I got a US 8 & have about a half size of room in the toe box, but if it was 7.5 it would be pretty snug so it's up to you imo.
Overall Opinion: like I stated previously, I really like this design. BB has always designed very unique sneakers & they're always fun to wear, as well as look good on feet. I'm personally looking forward to more colorways of this design & I hope people keep sleeping bc resell on BB can be brutal at times lol 😂 if you're on the fence, these are still available at most retailers, & I personally would cop.