George Esquivel is a shoe designer and craftsman. He is the founder, President and Design Director for Esquivel Designs, a southern California design company that makes bespoke shoes and unique leather goods. The company has been in operation since 2001, but Esquivel began making shoes in his garage in the mid-1990s, where he designed and made shoes for Orange County musicians, such as The Reverend Horton Heat and Lit. He has made footwear for such celebrities as Drew Carey, Seth Green。In 2009, he was a Vogue/CFDA Fashion Fund nominee, one of the finalists among nine others, including Waris Ahluwalia, Alabama Chanin, Sophie Theallet, Ohne Titel, Wayne, Monique Péan, Gary Graham, Spurr, and Patrik Ervell.Esquivel has been charged with the redesign of the American collection for historic Italian shoe company Fratelli Rossetti, and has consulted to a number of other well-known brands. Esquivel shoes have been featured in hundreds of press outlets, including blogs and the most well-known magazines such as GQ, Esquire, Vogue, In-Style, the LA Times, and on NBC, and hundreds of other online and print publications.
 
In October 2011, he exhibited at the “Americans in Paris” initiative, sponsored by Tommy Hilfiger and Vogue magazine. The show was created as a global showcase for emerging American designers. Esquivel was among the past CFDA/Vogue Fashion Fund designers that were selected to participate in the shared space.