- Abaeté: Ah-bye-ah-tay
- Agnes B: Ah-ni-ess Beh
- Alejandro Ingelmo: Allay-handro In-gel-mo
- Alexandre Herchcovitch: Ah-le-zan-dreh Hair-ch-co-vich
- Andrew Gn: Andrew Jen (rhymes with “ten”)
- Andy Thê-Anh: An-dee Tay-Ann
- Anya Hindmarch: Ahn-ya Heind-march
- Arthur Mendonça: Ar-thur Men-doe-sa
- Badgley Mischka: Badge-lee Meesh-ka
- Balmain: Bal-mah
- Bottega Veneta: Bo-tega Ven-e-ta
- Bulgari: Ball-gah-ree
- Burberry Prorsum: Bur-bur-ree Pror-some
- Carolina Herrera: Caro-leena Hair-era
- Cesare Paciotti: Che-sah-ray Pah-cho-tee
- Chaiken: Chay-ken
- Christian Lacroix: La-Kwa
- Christian Louboutin: Loo-boo-tin (“tin” rhymes with the French word “vin”)
- Diane von Furstenberg: Fur-sten-berg (pronounced as spelled)
- Dolce & Gabbana: Dole-ch-aye Ga-bon-na
- Dries Van Noten: Drees Van Know-ten
- Ermenegildo Zegna: Er-men-a-geel-do Zen-ya
- Etienne Aigner: Eh-tee-yen On-yay
- Gareth Pugh: Gareth Pew
- Giles Deacon: Jy-els Dee-kin
- Givenchy: Jee-von-shee
- Giambattista Valli: Gee-ahm-battista Valley
- Hedi Slimane: Eddy Sli-mahn
- Hermès: Air-mez
- Hervé Léger: Air-vay Lay-jay
- James Perse: James Perse (as in a lady’s purse, not ‘pierce your ear’)
- Joeffer Caoc: Joe-fur Kay-ock
- Junya Watanabe: Joon-ya Wah-tah-nah-bay
- Lambertson Truex: Lam-bert-son Tru-ex
- Lanvin: Lon-vin (“vin” also rhymes with the French word for “wine”)
- L’Wren Scott: Le-ren Skot
- Loewe: Low-ev-ay
- Louis Vuitton: Loo-ee Voo-ee-ton
- Madame Gres: Madame Gray
- Marchesa: Mar-kay-sa
- Mainbocher: Maynbo-shay
- Moschino: Mo-ski-no
- Monique Lhullier: Mo-neek Loo-lee-ay
- Narciso Rodriguez: Nar-siss-so Ro-dree-gez
- 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)
- Rei Kawakubo: Ray Kah-wah-koo-bo
- Rodarte: Ro-dar-tay
- 6267: Six-two-six-seven (not Sixty-two-sixty-seven)
- Sonia Rykiel: Sonia Ree-kee-eel
- Sophia Kokosalaki: So-fee-a Ko-ko-sah-lah-kee
- Thakoon: Ta-koon
- Thierry Mugler: Tee-air-ree Moog-lay
- Tibi: Tbi (not Tee-bee)
- Tocca: Toe-ka
- Versace: Ver-sah-chee
- Vionnet: Vee-oh-nay
- Yohji Yamamoto: Yo-jee Ya-ma-mo-to
- Yves Saint Laurent: Eve San Lor-ron
- 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