How to say a designer’s name?
Few things in fashion present a bigger quandary than the pronunciation of designer names and labels. True insiders in the industry know the correct names and are quick to drop them as a badge of honor of sorts. Kind of like membership in an exclusive club. Vapid, but that’s fashion for you.
As such, butchering a designers name in a boutique, department store or industry event is a faux-pas on par with going for seconds during lunch at the Conde Nast building.
Here’s a guide to prevent any possible faux-pas. (Note: There are also other guides all around the internet on pronouncing designer names here, here, here, here, here, here, here and here.)
Now the guide to pronouncing designer label names:
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
Carolina Herrera: Caro-leena Hair-era
Christian Louboutin: Loo-boo-tin
Gareth Pugh: Gareth Pew
Giles Deacon: Jy-els Dee-kin
Givenchy: Jhee-von-shee
Hedi Slimane: Eddy Sli-mahn
Hermès: Air-mez
Hervé Léger: Air-vay Lay-jay
Lanvin: Lon-vin
Loewe: Low-ev-ay
Louis Vuitton: Loo-ee Voo-ee-ton
Marchesa: Mar-kay-sa
Moschino: Mo-ski-no
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)
6267: Six-two-six-seven (not Sixty-two-sixty-seven)
Thakoon: Ta-koon
Thierry Mugler: Tee-air-ree Moog-lay
Yohji Yamamoto: Yo-jee Ya-ma-mo-to
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how do u pronounce “etienne aigner”
A-T-en On-yA
how to pronouce “versace”?
tq
how do you pronounce Emporio Armani
Versace- Ver- Sach-e
Emporio Armani- Em-Por- iyo Armon-i
Ver-SA-chay and em-pore-io arm-awn-knee
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