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Are You Pronouncing These Designer Brand Names Correctly?

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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.

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

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2 Altuzarra: Ahl-too-Zah-rah

3 Anna Sui: Anna Swee

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

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

6 Badgley Mischka: Badge-lee Meesh-kah

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

8 Balmain: Bahl-Meh

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

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

11 Christian Lacroix: Christian Luh-kwa

12 Christian Louboutin: Christian Loo-boo-tan

13 Comme Des Garçons: Comb Dey Gah-sown

14 Dries Van Noten: Drees Van Know-ten

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

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

17 Givenchy: Zjee-von-shee

18 Hermès: Er-mez

19 Hervé Léger: Air-vay Lay-jah

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

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

22 Lanvin: Lahn-vahn

23 Loewe: Loh-wev-eh

24 Louis Vuitton: Loo-wee Vwee-tahn

25 L'Wren Scott: La-ren Scott

26 Marchesa: Mar-kay-sah

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

28 Moschino: Mos-key-no

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

30 Rochas: Row-shahs

31 Rodarte: Row-dar-tay

32 Roksanda Ilincic: Roksanda Ill-in-chik

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

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

35 Versace: Vur-sah-chee

36 Yves Saint Laurent: Eve San Lau-ron

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

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