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

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

2. Altuzarra: Ahl-too-Zah-rah

Altuzarra: Ahl-too-Zah-rah

3. Anna Sui: Anna Swee

Anna Sui: Anna Swee

4. Ann Demeulemeester: Ann De-mule-eh-meester

Ann Demeulemeester: Ann De-mule-eh-meester

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

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6. Badgley Mischka: Badge-lee Meesh-kah

Badgley Mischka: Badge-lee Meesh-kah

7. Balenciaga: Bah-len-see-ah-gah

Balenciaga: Bah-len-see-ah-gah

8. Balmain: Bahl-Meh

Balmain: Bahl-Meh

9. Bottega Veneta: Bow-tay-guh Vah-netta

Bottega Veneta: Bow-tay-guh Vah-netta

10. Burberry Prorsum: BUR-bur-ree Proar-SOME

Burberry Prorsum: BUR-bur-ree Proar-SOME

11. Christian Lacroix: Christian Luh-kwa

Christian Lacroix: Christian Luh-kwa

12. Christian Louboutin: Christian Loo-boo-tan

Christian Louboutin: Christian Loo-boo-tan

13. Comme Des Garçons: Comb Dey Gah-sown

Comme Des Garçons: Comb Dey Gah-sown

14. Dries Van Noten: Drees Van Know-ten

Dries Van Noten: Drees Van Know-ten

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

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

16. Gianfranco Ferre: Gee-ahn-franco Feh-ray

Gianfranco Ferre: Gee-ahn-franco Feh-ray

17. Givenchy: Zjee-von-shee

Givenchy: Zjee-von-shee

18. Hermès: Er-mez

Hermès: Er-mez

19. Hervé Léger: Air-vay Lay-jah

Hervé Léger: Air-vay Lay-jah

20. Jean Paul Gaultier: Zhon Paul Go-tee-ay

Jean Paul Gaultier: Zhon Paul Go-tee-ay

21. Kinder Aggugini: Kinder Ag-ooh-gee-nee

Kinder Aggugini: Kinder Ag-ooh-gee-nee

22. Lanvin: Lahn-vahn

Lanvin: Lahn-vahn

23. Loewe: Loh-wev-eh

Loewe: Loh-wev-eh

24. Louis Vuitton: Loo-wee Vwee-tahn

Louis Vuitton: Loo-wee Vwee-tahn

25. L'Wren Scott: La-ren Scott

L'Wren Scott: La-ren Scott

26. Marchesa: Mar-kay-sah

Marchesa: Mar-kay-sah

27. Monique Lhuillier: Monique Le-hu-lee-ay

Monique Lhuillier: Monique Le-hu-lee-ay

28. Moschino: Mos-key-no

Moschino: Mos-key-no

29. Proenza Schouler: Pro-en-zuh Skool-er

Proenza Schouler: Pro-en-zuh Skool-er

30. Rochas: Row-shahs

Rochas: Row-shahs

31. Rodarte: Row-dar-tay

Rodarte: Row-dar-tay

32. Roksanda Ilincic: Roksanda Ill-in-chik

Roksanda Ilincic: Roksanda Ill-in-chik

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

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

34. Sonia Rykiel: Sewn-yah Ree-key-el

Sonia Rykiel: Sewn-yah Ree-key-el

35. Versace: Vur-sah-chee

Versace: Vur-sah-chee

36. Yves Saint Laurent: Eve San Lau-ron

Yves Saint Laurent: Eve San Lau-ron

37. 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.

Lmao, I've only heard of 6 of them. I'm not into "fashion." I like down to earth clothes.

I like how you put it in alphabetical order

I'm not so sure about #17...

Is it really LOO-BOO-TAN or LOO-BOO-TAHN ?

I like how you put it in alphabetical order

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

Liked the article

Very insightful

I agree with Kelly, wrong pronounciation for the french designers

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