Frank the Butcher's Top 10 Sneakers of 2011

The Butcher slices up his Top 10.

December 16, 2011

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Frank the Butcher is the Creative Director behind the Boylston Trading Company in Boston and he he's been successfully bringing the street culture to life with his own creative twists on the most popular brands — its no coincidence that Frank has had two of the best collaborations of 2011. This all made him an obvious candidate to weigh in on the top sneakers of this year. Check out Frank the Butcher's Top 10 Sneakers of 2011.

5 10. Frank the Butcher x adidas Forum Hi "Crest Pack"

Frank says: "King shit. #HustlersCrest."

10 9. Undercover x fragment design x Nike Match Classic

Frank says: "So clean and to the point. Love the colorways and the text on the midsole."

9 8. fragment design x Nike Zoom Meriwether ACG "Navy"

Frank says: "ACG is doing some good things — Hiroshi takes something good and makes it sought after. Love these."

6 7. Nike LeBron 9 "Cannon"

Frank says: "Great colorway and dope Miami inspiration — a lot of LeBrons could have made the list."

8 6. Clot x Converse Chuck Taylor All Star Low

Frank says: "Hard to do something new to a Chuck— they pulled it off with gum toe piece and use of the Clot "Royal" fabric."

7 5. Nike Air Force 1 Low John Strickland "Finish Your Breakfast"

Frank says: "Shoe means something — honored a person that truly deserved it, and the shoe itself was clean and classy."

2 4. Run DMC x adidas Superstar 80s "My adidas"

Frank says: "The perfect Run DMC dedication. Premium materials, dope box, lace lock and story. They deserve it. Shouts to All Maurice at adidas."

3 3. Air Jordan III "White/Cement"

Frank says: "They finally came back — shoddy execution, but back nonetheless."

4 2. Kicks HI x Converse Chuck Taylor All Star "Tiger Stripe"

Frank says: "Great make up of the Chuck Taylor with a perfect version of Tiger Stripe Camo (a million wack iterations out there) — great to get something like this released in the US from Converse, usually reserved for Asia."