Under The Palms

Well, it's the end of the year, and you know what that means! We need to put out an OTWS top 5 list, of the best sneakers of 2011. I'm not gonna get all fancy with a poll or anything, because last year's poll was kinda buggy. Just post up your top 5, and we'll go off of that. I don't have time to think of my top 5 right now, but I will contribute it later on. I will tally it up by Dec. 30th! Let's do this!

here's my top 5

1>vault sk8 hi premio burgundy



2>wtaps burgundy bones sk8 hi



3>civilist chukka low pack



4>supreme flies sk8 hi burgundy creme



5>vault mid skool 3m reflective

1. Greg Hunt Sk8-Low
2. TH Derby
3. Epoch Pro
4. Burgundy WTaps (Era & Chukka)
5. Mike Carrolls

1. Supreme MC "Mike Carroll" Pack
2. Syndicate x W)Taps "Burgundy Bones" Pack
3. Vault x Ludwig Van "Deadstock Project"
4. Vans x Fitted Hawaii x Eighty-Four Skate - Era Pro
5. Vans x Max Schaaf x Utility Board Supply - Sk8-Mid Pro

...and the Vans Japan x Mastermind Sk8-Hi comes in at a close 6th, hehe.

...oh, and the Hello Kitty collaboration was a huge deal as well. Thank goodness Vans made a grip of them for all the HK fans.

1. W)Taps x Vans Sk8-Hi Burgundy (or the whole collection).
2. Greg Hunt x Vans Syndicate Sk8-Low.
3. Supreme x Vans Mike Carroll. (Although I missed out)
4. ???
5. ???

Hehe, I guess this bombed. Oh well!

My top 5 is as follows:

1. Ludwig Van x Vans "Deadstock Project"
2. Civilist x Vans Syndicate
3. Supreme x Vans Mike Carroll
4. Wtaps x Vans Syndicate
5. Supreme x Vans Zebra

Greg Hunt x Vans Syndicate came real close to beating out the Zebras, but to me the flashy look of the Zebras were enough to keep in the top 5.

1. Vans x Supreme Zebras! My Vans wet dream.
2. Cheeseburger Vans slip-ons - Too awesome and funny to pass up!
3. Vans Vault 3M Mid Skool and Era's - All reflective Vans? Sign me up!
4. Vans x Rodney Smith Old Skools. So awesome. Wouldn't mind a pair of the Natives either!
5. Vans x Yo Gabba Gabba - What can I say? I'm an nerdy Aquabats, Vans fanboy. haha

Honorable Mentions:
Vans x Holden Sk8-hi - Just an awesome, detailed release.
Vans x Max Schaaf Era Pro with ollie pad. Without it, it's not too exciting.
Vans x Supreme Chukka - Loved the checkerboard heel tab
Vans x Wtaps - Pretty nice and actually got me to order a pair of shoes in a color I never wear
Vans x Greg Hunt - Still gotta get some otherwise they might be higher on the list!
Vans x Royal Hawaiian Pool Service - Just a really good looking shoe.
Vans CA Wool Wingtips, black pair and gray pair.

Nice honorable mentions!

Haha, I couldn't limit myself to just 5! So I just gave in. haha

1. Vans x Max Schaaf x Utility SK8 Mid - Love that leather.
2. The whole Ludwig Deadstock Lot
3. Vans x Greg Hunt.
4. Supreme x Mike Carroll - a classic returns!
5. Vans x Ray Barbee, esp. the green old skools.

I guess I'm big on earth tones, or something.

Earth tones, like the early days of "streetwear", when it was still called "urban clothing", hehe. Triple 5 Soul is still one of my favorite brands, hehe.

1. Vans x Supreme S/S Zebra Era
2. Vans x W)Taps Burgundy Bones pack
3. Vans x Fitted x Eighty Four Era Pro
4. Vans x Supreme S/S Canvas Chukka
5. Vans x OTW Bedford

Sadly my #1 is not in my closet at the moment haha I should keep an eye out for them come tax return time.

DJGuamstyles wrote:Earth tones, like the early days of "streetwear", when it was still called "urban clothing", hehe. Triple 5 Soul is still one of my favorite brands, hehe.

Man, 555 Soul was my shit 10+ years ago. Then they started making urban/Abercrombie & Fitch hybrid type stuff.

Yeah Dae...cause that's when A&F, AE Outfitters, Structure (sort of), and The Gap were what was most popular. Triple 5 Soul...damn. I also can't forget my #1 tee label, Mixwell. I miss them too!