Sunday, December 7, 2025

Terminology - WOTTIES 2025 - Collins Dictionary shortlisted Words of the Year

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 Copyright © Françoise Herrmann Terms shortlisted for the Collins  Word of the Year  (WOTY) are no less interesting mirrors of a year’s wor...
Wednesday, December 3, 2025

Terminology – WOTTIES 2025 – Collins Dictionary “vibe coding” Word of the Year

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Copyright © Françoise Herrmann Each year, the major English language dictionaries publish The  Words of the Year  (WOTY, plural WOTTIES). A ...
Sunday, November 30, 2025

Oh, patents! Louis Vuitton soles

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 Copyright  ©  Françoise Herrmann   During his brief tenure as Creative Director for menswear at the 170-year-old Louis Vuitton (LV) luxury...
Sunday, November 9, 2025

Oh, patents! Manolo Blahnik Borla evening clutch (6)

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 Copyright © Françoise Herrmann The Manolo Blahnik Borla evening clutch was also inspired by the Monolo Blahnik Borlak pumps. A bigger and...

Oh, patents - Manolo Blahnik Mina clutch

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 Copyright © Françoise Herrmann One more patented Manolo Blahnik evening clutch —t he Mina clutch.  Un-inspired by previous pump collection...
Friday, November 7, 2025

Manolo Blahnik - Manolo Blahnik Lakka evening clutch (5)

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 Copyright © Françoise Herrmann The rectangular Manolo Blahnik Lakka evening clutch was inspired by the satin-clad Manolo Blahnik Borlak p...
Thursday, November 6, 2025

Oh, patents! Manolo Blahnik Kana evening clutch (4)

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Copyright © Françoise Herrmann The square Manolo Blahnik Kana evening clutch was also inspired by the Manolo Blahnik  Okkato  pumps. Okkato...