Simone Ashley joined the crowd at the U.S. Open on Monday in New York City, where her courtside look leaned on a sneaker collaboration that’s been driving conversation since spring: the sold-out Adidas x Clot Gazelle in “Crew White.”

The style, which launched at the end of March, recasts the Gazelle with a natural crepe sole and a silk base embossed with tonal Clot iconography. A gold “Gazelle” stamp at the quarter marks the collaboration, one of several that Edison Chen and Clot have developed with Adidas Originals over the past two years. Its understated colorway has made it one of the hardest pairs to track down, trading heavily on the resale market since its spring release.

Clot’s Adidas run has prioritized experimentation with heritage models. The Gazelle alone has seen

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