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How to pronounce designer names 101: The ultimate guide

November 27, 2014 by anubha76 Leave a Comment

Ever found yourself stuck when trying to pronounce the name of a fashion brand? Manner & Mischief’s A-Z cheat sheet will help you tackle everything from Azzedine Alaia and Hermes to Versace and Yves Saint Laurent. Just remember:

1. For French names, trail off at the end, so your mouth is in a round shape and you don’t quite get to the ‘N’.

2. Practise makes perfect.

PS: Haute couture is ‘oat ku tour’. Not ‘hot kew-ture’.

Anton Oparin / Shutterstock.com

Anton Oparin / Shutterstock.com

Designer pronunciations: A

A Détacher: ah day-tah-shay

Abaeté: ah-bye-ah-tay

Acne: ahk-nay

Alber Elbaz: ahl-bear el-bahz

Alejandro Ingelmo: allay-handro in-gel-mo

Andrew Gn: an-drew jin

Anna Sui: ah-na swee

Ann Demeulemeester: ann de-mule-eh-meester

Anya Hindmarch: ahn-ya hind-marsh

Arthur Mendonça: ar-thur men-doe-sa

Azzedine Alaia: azz-eh-deen ah-lie-ah

designer pronounciation4Designer pronunciations: B

Badgley Mischka: badge-lee meesh-kah

Balenciaga: bah-len-see-ah-gah

Balmain: bahl-mahhhhn

Behnaz Sarafpour: ben-ahz sar-uh-fur

Bibhu Mohapatra: bee-booh mo-ahh-pat-rah

Bottega Veneta: bow-tay-guh vah-netta

Bulgari: ball-gah-ree

Burberry: burr-behr-ee

Burberry Prorsum: burr-behr-ee prohr-sum

Designer pronunciations: C

Carven: cahr-vehn

Cacharel: cash-er-el

Carolina Herrera: caro-leena hair-era

Céline: say-leen

Cesare Paciotti: che-sah-ray pah-cho-tee

Chaiken: chay-ken

Chanel: shuh-nel

Christian Lacroix: kris-ti-an luh-kwa

Christian Louboutin: christian loo-boo-tan

Comme des Garçons: comb dey gar-son

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Anton Oparin / Shutterstock.com

Designer pronunciations: D

Dior: dee-yor

Dior Homme: dee-yor om

Dolce & Gabbana: dol-chey and gab-ana

Dries Van Noten: dreeze van not-en

Dsquared2: dee squared

designer pronounciation 7Designer pronunciations: E

Elie Saab: ee-lee sahb

Emanuel Ungaro: ee-man-you-el oon-gar-oh

Emilio Pucci: ee-mee-lee-oh pu-chee

Ermenegildo Zegna: er-men-a-geel-do zen-ya

Etienne Aigner: eh-tee-yen on-yay

Etro: eh-tro

Designer pronunciations: F-G

Fendi: fend-ee

Gareth Pugh: gareth pew

Giambattista Valli: gee-am-bah-tease-ta vah-lee

Gianfranco Ferre: gee-ahn-franco feh-ray

Giles Deacon: jy-els dee-kin

Givenchy: jee-vohn-shee

Gucci: goo-chee

Guillame Henry: gee-ohm ahn-ree

Guy Laroche: ghee la-roash

how to pronounce hermes

Designer pronunciations: H

Hedi Slimane: ed-ee slim-ahn

Hermès: air-mez

Hervé Léger: air-vay lay-jah

Hussein Chalayan: hoo-sane sha-lion

Designer pronunciations: I

Issa: ee-sah

Issey Miyake: iss-ee mee-yah-key

Designer pronunciations: J-L

Jean Paul Gaultier: zhon paul go-tee-ay

Lanvin: lahn-vahhhh…n

Loewe: lo-ee-vay

Louis Vuitton: loo-wee vwee-tahn

L’Wren Scott: la-ren scott

Designer pronunciations: M

Maison Martin Margiela: may-sohn martin mar-jhell-ah

Maje: mahj

Marchesa: mar-kay-sah

Missoni: miss-own-ee

Miu Miu: mew-mew

Monique Lhuillier: monique le-hu-lee-ay

Moschino: moss-key-no

designer pronunciation 6Designer pronunciations: N

Narciso Rodriguez: nar-siss-so ro-dree-gez

Nicholas Ghesquière: nee-coh-la guess-k-yair

Designer pronunciations: O-P

Olivier Theyskens: oh-liv-ee-ay tay-skins

Pierre Cardin: pee-air car-dain

Proenza Schouler: pro-enza skoo-ler

Designer pronunciations: R-S

Ralph Lauren: ralf lor-en

Rochas: row-shah

Rodarte: row-dar-tay

Saint Laurent: san lor-raun

Salvatore Ferragamo: sal-vah-tor-re fer-ra-gah-moh

Schiaparelli: scap-a-reli

Sonia Rykiel: sonia ree-kee-eel

Anton Oparin / Shutterstock.com

Anton Oparin / Shutterstock.com

Designer pronunciations: T

Thakoon: tah-koon

Thierry Mugler: tee-air-ee mu-glare

TSE: say

Designer pronunciations: U-V

Vera Wang: veer-ah wang

Versace: vur-sah-chee

Vionnet: vee-oh-nay

Designer pronunciations: Y-Z

Yves Saint Laurent: eeves san lau-ron

Yohji Yamamoto: yoh-jee yam-ah-mo-to

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