Are You Pronouncing These Designer Brand Names Correctly?

By Sheila

I will never forget the look I got from a friend when I announced that someday I will own an "H"ermès. Eek! And I'm sure I'm not the only one who has been in that situation. Fret not ladies. Armed with these correct pronunciations, you'll never ever embarrass yourself again. In fact, you may just become the new expert on designer names.

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Alessandro Dell'Acqua: Ala-SAND-roe Del-LA-kwa

Alessandro Dell'Acqua: Ala-SAND-roe Del-LA-kwa

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Altuzarra: Ahl-too-Zah-rah

Altuzarra: Ahl-too-Zah-rah

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Anna Sui: Anna Swee

Anna Sui: Anna Swee

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Ann Demeulemeester: Ann De-mule-eh-meester

Ann Demeulemeester: Ann De-mule-eh-meester

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Azzedine Alaia: Azz-eh-deen Ah-lie-ah

Azzedine Alaia: Azz-eh-deen Ah-lie-ah

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Badgley Mischka: Badge-lee Meesh-kah

Badgley Mischka: Badge-lee Meesh-kah

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Balenciaga: Bah-len-see-ah-gah

Balenciaga: Bah-len-see-ah-gah

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Balmain: Bahl-Meh

Balmain: Bahl-Meh

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Bottega Veneta: Bow-tay-guh Vah-netta

Bottega Veneta: Bow-tay-guh Vah-netta

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Burberry Prorsum: BUR-bur-ree Proar-SOME

Burberry Prorsum: BUR-bur-ree Proar-SOME

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Christian Lacroix: Christian Luh-kwa

Christian Lacroix: Christian Luh-kwa

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Christian Louboutin: Christian Loo-boo-tan

Christian Louboutin: Christian Loo-boo-tan

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Comme Des Garçons: Comb Dey Gah-sown

Comme Des Garçons: Comb Dey Gah-sown

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Dries Van Noten: Drees Van Know-ten

Dries Van Noten: Drees Van Know-ten

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Giambattista Valli: Gee-am-bah-tease-ta Vah-lee

Giambattista Valli: Gee-am-bah-tease-ta Vah-lee

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Gianfranco Ferre: Gee-ahn-franco Feh-ray

Gianfranco Ferre: Gee-ahn-franco Feh-ray

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Givenchy: Zjee-von-shee

Givenchy: Zjee-von-shee

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Hermès: Er-mez

Hermès: Er-mez

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Hervé Léger: Air-vay Lay-jah

Hervé Léger: Air-vay Lay-jah

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Jean Paul Gaultier: Zhon Paul Go-tee-ay

Jean Paul Gaultier: Zhon Paul Go-tee-ay

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Kinder Aggugini: Kinder Ag-ooh-gee-nee

Kinder Aggugini: Kinder Ag-ooh-gee-nee

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Lanvin: Lahn-vahn

Lanvin: Lahn-vahn

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Loewe: Loh-wev-eh

Loewe: Loh-wev-eh

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Louis Vuitton: Loo-wee Vwee-tahn

Louis Vuitton: Loo-wee Vwee-tahn

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L'Wren Scott: La-ren Scott

L'Wren Scott: La-ren Scott

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Marchesa: Mar-kay-sah

Marchesa: Mar-kay-sah

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Monique Lhuillier: Monique Le-hu-lee-ay

Monique Lhuillier: Monique Le-hu-lee-ay

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Moschino: Mos-key-no

Moschino: Mos-key-no

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Proenza Schouler: Pro-en-zuh Skool-er

Proenza Schouler: Pro-en-zuh Skool-er

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Rochas: Row-shahs

Rochas: Row-shahs

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Rodarte: Row-dar-tay

Rodarte: Row-dar-tay

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Roksanda Ilincic: Roksanda Ill-in-chik

Roksanda Ilincic: Roksanda Ill-in-chik

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Salvatore Ferragamo: Sal-vah-tor-re Fer-ra-gah-moh

Salvatore Ferragamo: Sal-vah-tor-re Fer-ra-gah-moh

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Sonia Rykiel: Sewn-yah Ree-key-el

Sonia Rykiel: Sewn-yah Ree-key-el

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Versace: Vur-sah-chee

Versace: Vur-sah-chee

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Yves Saint Laurent: Eve San Lau-ron

Yves Saint Laurent: Eve San Lau-ron

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Yohji Yamamoto: Yoh-jee Yam-ah-mo-to

Yohji Yamamoto: Yoh-jee Yam-ah-mo-to

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Most of these should be easy to pronounce. You just sound them out. Have we all forgotten what our teachers said when they thought us to read? You just gotta sound it out these are not that hard to pronounce.

Liked the article

I like how you put it in alphabetical order

I must admit that this was very helpful but some of the French brands like Louis Vuitton, givenchy,louboutin, or jean Paul gautier are spelled wrong. You're actually spelling them harder than they're pronounced

Love them all

I don't know how but I got all of them. And I've never heard of most of then.

I like how you put it in alphabetical order

I don't know but its gonna be fun using this as face exercise xD

Very insightful

I agree with Kelly, wrong pronounciation for the french designers

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