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In South Florida, mango season means fruit moving from backyard trees to relatives, neighbors, and friends. Shoe Gallery, a Downtown Miami retailer that has stayed in one family for three generations, has built a sneaker around that habit with adidas. The “Thinking of You” ADIZERO Evo SL is a running shoe dressed up as a ripe mango, and the only place to get it is Shoe Gallery’s own store.
The colorway follows the fruit. A warm cream upper carries green 3-Stripes that fade toward lime at the base, while the midsole runs from lime to yellow to orange with black and lime speckles scattered across it. “Thinking of You” is handwritten in black script along the lateral midsole, a nod to the act of picking something and passing it along to loved ones. Cream laces, orange ADIZERO branding at the laces and lime ADIZERO EVO SL text on the heel round out the details.
The Evo SL runs on adidas’ Lightstrike Pro cushioning, and adidas says its design takes cues from the Adizero Pro Evo 1, the brand’s lightest and fastest racing shoe. It doesn’t use a carbon plate, which sets it apart from many race-day shoes, and adidas pitches it for both running and everyday wear.
The collaboration’s story also comes to life in Thinking of You, a short film by Miami-based creative Roberto Genao. Shot across the city’s mango backyards, porches, family homes, neighborhood streets, and running routes, the film captures the people and everyday moments behind the tradition.
Shoe Gallery has sold footwear in Downtown Miami since 1979, and it has stayed in the Waserstein family for all three generations. Abram Waserstein, who ran a shoe factory in Cuba before fleeing Fidel Castro’s dictatorship, opened the store and by the time his son Jaime joined in 1985, shoppers from across the Caribbean were coming to Miami for labels like Clarks, Kangol, Travel Fox and Bally, and Jaime stocked the store around that demand. Jaime’s son Danny came on around 2000 and pushed the store beyond shoes into apparel and accessories, drawing on hip-hop and New York style.
“When we started thinking about what this collaboration could represent for Shoe Gallery, we wanted it to feel unmistakably connected to Miami,” says Owner of Shoe Gallery Danny Waserstein. “Mango season is one of those traditions that has a way of bringing people together, and there’s something special about how naturally it becomes part of everyday life here. This shoe gave us a way to celebrate that feeling while bringing it into a space we know well: footwear, style, and community.”
The Shoe Gallery x adidas “Thinking of You” ADIZERO Evo SL releases exclusively at Shoe Gallery, 1060 NE 79th St, on November 14th in sizes 5 through 15. The launch caps a run of Miami events that began with a friends-and-family celebration at the store on November 5th and continues with a community run on November 12th.
On release day, Shoe Gallery hosts Nuestro Mercado, co-presented with Our Market Miami and Up 2 Something Studios, with more than 10 vendors selling mango-inspired food and vintage finds, plus local art, a salsa class, vinyl, and music. Check out the mango-inspired pair below.
Shoe Gallery x adidas Adizero Evo SL “Thinking of You”
Release Date: November 14, 2026
Price: $150 USD
