Designed for athletes in the 70’s, the SL shoe was created during a pivotal era for athletics and adopted by change-makers of the time. adidas Originals first released the SL silhouette in 1972. With this pair of shoes, the brand plays the nostalgia card, as is typical these days. Slimmer than the insanely popular Gazelle, the simple and sober lines create a vintage silhouette reminiscent of the sneakers in vogue in the 70s and 80s. Available in a series of varied models, they are covered in colour. To break up the uniformity of the whole, the trademark three stripes are detached on one side of the shoe. For the Most Dynamic

Released several years after its original counterpart, the SL 80 silhouette takes a similar design approach to the SL 72 model, but with a handful of stylistic and technical updates.