Fashion
How To Pronounce Designer Names
Fashion 101
Ever wondered how some designer names are pronounced? Thing with fashion is that there are designers from France, Italy, Japan and other countries whose names are difficult to pronounce. Here is the list to pronounce designer names.
Alessandro Dell’Acqua: Ala-SAND-roe del-LA-kwa
Alejandro Ingelmo: Allay-handro In-gel-mo
Anya Hindmarch: Ahn-ya Heind-march
Badgley Mischka: Badge-lee Meesh-ka
Bebe: Bee-bee
Bottega Veneta: Bo-tega Ven-e-ta
Bulgari: Ball-gah-ree
Burberry Prorsum: Bur-bur-ree Pror-some
Cacharel: Cash-er-el
Carolina Herrera: Caro-leena Hair-era
Chanel: Shuh-nel
Christian Dior: Dee-yor
Christian Louboutin: Loo-boo-tin
Comme des Garçons: Comb day gar-Son
Dolce & Gabbana: Dole-chay and gab-BON-a
DSquared2: DEE squared
Ermenegildo Zegna: Er-men-a-geel-do Zen-ya
Etro: Eh-tro
Fendi: Fend-ee
Gareth Pugh: Gareth Pew
Giles Deacon: Jy-els Dee-kin
Givenchy: Jhee-von-shee
Gucci: GOO-chi
Hedi Slimane: Eddy Sli-mahn
Hermès: Air-mez
Hervé Léger: Air-vay Lay-jay
Hussein Chalayan: Who-sane Sha-lion
Issey Miyake: Eees-Ay Me-Yah-Kee
Jean Paul Gaultier: Sj-awn Paul Goat-ee-ay
John Varvatos: John var-VAY-toes
Lanvin: Lon-vin
Loewe: Low-ev-ay
Louis Vuitton: Loo-ee Voo-ee-ton
Marithé et François Girbaud: Mah-ri-TAY eh Frans-SUAH Jeer-BOW
Marchesa: Mar-kay-sa
Moschino: Mo-SKEEN-o
Nicolas Ghesquière: Ni-co-la Guess-ki-air
Olivier Theyskens: Oli-vier Tay-skins
Pierre Cardin: Pee-air Car-dain
Proenza Schouler: Pro-enza Skool-er
Ralph Lauren: Ralph Lauren (as in Lauren the girl’s name, not Sophia Loren)
Salvatore Ferragamo: Sal-va-TOH-reh Fair-a-GAH-moe
Swarovski: Swore-off-ski
Thakoon: Ta-koon
Thierry Mugler: Tee-air-ree Moog-lay
Veronique Branquinho: Ve-ro-NEEK BRANG-kee-no
Versace: Ver-saw-chee
Yohji Yamamoto: Yo-jee Ya-ma-mo-to
Yves Saint Laurent: Eve-san-Laur-ahnt
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