So That's How You Pronounce It

Have you ever wondered how to pronounce a designer’s name or have you ever said it wrong and been corrected on the spot? Yes and Yes to both questions are my answers. See fashion can be difficult…haha. We all know how to pronounce Gucci and Prada, but what about Nicholas Ghesquière? Thanks to this guide, I won't, and hopefully you won’t either ever be embarrassed to say Hervé Léger like the way it’s spelled instead of Air-vay Lay-jay again! Now I say it all the time, have Fun! Which designers have you pronounced incorrectly? Have you ever corrected someone?

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