adidas
adidas SL 72
Everything we hold on this shoe: 1 written piece.
SL is Super Light and 72 is the year.
SL is Super Light and 72 is the year
The spec
| Brand | adidas |
| Model | adidas SL 72 |
No style code and no colourway here. Both come from the retailer listings on the calendar ahead, and this shoe has nothing on it, so the rows are absent rather than guessed at.
What we have written
Every piece, with the place each claim came from underneath it. Where we could not reach a source we say so instead of quietly leaving it out.
SL is Super Light and 72 is the year
The SL 72 was released in 1972, SL stands for Super Light and 72 for the year, it has a nylon upper with suede overlays at the toe, heel and eyelets, it was a lightweight alternative aimed at the 1970s running boom, and it was the first shoe to feature the trefoil logo
Wikipedia, read 2026-08-31
What we do not hold on the adidas SL 72 yet: nothing on our UK release calendar and no reading in our price index, so no ask we could quote. Everything above is what we do.