The First adidas SL Loop Release of the New Year

adidas Originals dressed up the SL Loop in one of their most recognizable colors.

by Brendan Dunne

The adidas Originals SL Loop is based on the SL 72, a little known runner that the Three Stripes released more than forty years ago.

The shoe has actually referenced its heritage once before, but the adidas SL Loop "72" pair was a friends and family affair, and thus never made it to retail. Inching the sneaker close towards the blue makeup that it's based on is this new pair, which wears the instantly recognizable "bluebird" shade from the addias palette. The SL Loop briefly flirted with the collaboration process last year with the Wish ATL version, but since then it's been all inline releases. This latest pair of SL Loops is available now from Sneaker Politics.