Thursday, December 17, 2009

How do you pronounce that?

It's crucial that I know how to pronounce designer names, ( so i don't look like a butt when I present) so I hope this helps you. I already have a post on some designers names but this one had more that I didn't include on my previous post.




  1. Abaeté: Ah-bye-ah-tay
  2. Agnes B: Ah-ni-ess Beh
  3. Alejandro Ingelmo: Allay-handro In-gel-mo
  4. Alexandre Herchcovitch: Ah-le-zan-dreh Hair-ch-co-vich
  5. Andrew Gn: Andrew Jen (rhymes with “ten”)
  6. Andy Thê-Anh: An-dee Tay-Ann
  7. Anya Hindmarch: Ahn-ya Heind-march
  8. Arthur Mendonça: Ar-thur Men-doe-sa
  9. Badgley Mischka: Badge-lee Meesh-ka
  10. Balmain: Bal-mah
  11. Bottega Veneta: Bo-tega Ven-e-ta
  12. Bulgari: Ball-gah-ree
  13. Burberry Prorsum: Bur-bur-ree Pror-some
  14. Carolina Herrera: Caro-leena Hair-era
  15. Cesare Paciotti: Che-sah-ray Pah-cho-tee
  16. Chaiken: Chay-ken
  17. Christian Lacroix: La-Kwa
  18. Christian Louboutin: Loo-boo-tin (“tin” rhymes with the French word “vin”)
  19. Diane von Furstenberg: Fur-sten-berg (pronounced as spelled)
  20. Dolce & Gabbana: Dole-ch-aye Ga-bon-na
  21. Dries Van Noten: Drees Van Know-ten
  22. Ermenegildo Zegna: Er-men-a-geel-do Zen-ya
  23. Etienne Aigner: Eh-tee-yen On-yay
  24. Gareth Pugh: Gareth Pew
  25. Giles Deacon: Jy-els Dee-kin
  26. Givenchy: Jee-von-shee
  27. Giambattista Valli: Gee-ahm-battista Valley
  28. Hedi Slimane: Eddy Sli-mahn
  29. Hermès: Air-mez
  30. Hervé Léger: Air-vay Lay-jay
  31. James Perse: James Perse (as in a lady’s purse, not ‘pierce your ear’)
  32. Joeffer Caoc: Joe-fur Kay-ock
  33. Junya Watanabe: Joon-ya Wah-tah-nah-bay
  34. Lambertson Truex: Lam-bert-son Tru-ex
  35. Lanvin: Lon-vin (“vin” also rhymes with the French word for “wine”)
  36. L’Wren Scott: Le-ren Skot
  37. Loewe: Low-ev-ay
  38. Louis Vuitton: Loo-ee Voo-ee-ton
  39. Madame Gres: Madame Gray
  40. Marchesa: Mar-kay-sa
  41. Mainbocher: Maynbo-shay
  42. Moschino: Mo-ski-no
  43. Monique Lhullier: Mo-neek Loo-lee-ay
  44. Narciso Rodriguez: Nar-siss-so Ro-dree-gez
  45. Nicolas Ghesquière: Ni-co-la Guess-ki-air
  46. Olivier Theyskens: Oli-vier Tay-skins
  47. Pierre Cardin: Pee-air Car-dain
  48. Proenza Schouler: Pro-enza Skool-er
  49. Ralph Lauren: Ralph Lauren (as in Lauren the girl’s name, not Sophia Loren)
  50. Rei Kawakubo: Ray Kah-wah-koo-bo
  51. Rodarte: Ro-dar-tay
  52. 6267: Six-two-six-seven (not Sixty-two-sixty-seven)
  53. Sonia Rykiel: Sonia Ree-kee-eel
  54. Sophia Kokosalaki: So-fee-a Ko-ko-sah-lah-kee
  55. Thakoon: Ta-koon
  56. Thierry Mugler: Tee-air-ree Moog-lay
  57. Tibi: Tbi (not Tee-bee)
  58. Tocca: Toe-ka
  59. Versace: Ver-sah-chee
  60. Vionnet: Vee-oh-nay
  61. Yohji Yamamoto: Yo-jee Ya-ma-mo-to
  62. Yves Saint Laurent: Eve San Lor-ron
  63. Zac Posen: Poe-zen
"Mission: How do you pronounce that designer’s name?" The Chic Spy. Thechicspy, June 2008. Web. 17 Dec. 2009. .www.thechicspy.wordpress.com