Designed for Fluevog's FW18 collection, the Shaguar took inspiration from Vivienne Westwood's "Animal Toe" shoes and pushed the silhouette and toe ridges to a more exaggerated, claw-like shape. The heel is a solidification of the shape that would be created if these claws were swiped through the air. Additional design cues and the name of this shoe originate from John Fluevog's 1960s Jaguar E-Type convertible that he has lovingly named, "Shaguar".
The shoe features a 3D sculpted ABS heel with matte painted finish, an internal ABS platform that extends the lines of the shoe, a laser-etched Tunite sole, and custom graphic embossed TPU heel lift.
Made in Portugal.
Last Design/Development
3D CAD design and renderings
Rapid prototyping and adjustments done by hand
Lasted upper sampling for fit and design revisions
Technical Design/Development
3D CAD modelling
Rapid prototyping
Blueprints/tech pack
Factory maquettes for spec approval
Injection sampling and mold adjustments
Construction sampling for fit, performance, and design revisions
Grading specs
Size sampling/wear testing for revisions to fit and performance
Construction Design/Development
Design Innovation: Toe puff is an extra-rigid, thermally set material to retain the sharp ridges on the last and the same shape is continued on the front of the platform.
Heel Design/Development
3D CAD design for ABS injection molding
Matte painted finish
Platform Design/Development
3D CAD design for ABS injection molding
Heel Lift Design/Development
3D CAD design for TPU injection molding
Custom embossed graphic
The Shaguar was designed under the creative direction of John Fluevog and the Design Director.
Shaguar - Sable - Black
