Oh, patents! Valentino combat boots

 Copyright © Françoise Herrmann

The Valentino women's combat boots,  sporting a Valentino 'Vlogo' buckle, are patented. The US design patent, USD900438, titled Shoe, was awarded on November 3rd, 2020, to Stefano Sassi, former Chief Executive of the Valentino Fashion Group. The patent was then assigned to Valentino S.p.A, in Milan, Italy.

Below, the patent Figure 1, depicting a perspective view of the Valentino combat boot design. An image of the marketed Valentino combat boot is shown beneath, in black leather with Vlogo buckle.

Reference
Valentino Garavani
https://www.valentino.com/en-us/