Have you ever been tragically tongue-tied trying to master those difficult, yet delightfully-chic designer names in a room full of fashion-savvy folk? You’re not alone. Often the hot topic of conversation at the beginning, middle, and end of fashion month, this highly frowned upon fashion faux pas is an easy one to commit.
The spelling of certain names can be pretty mind-boggling, especially if they are foreign or six syllables long. It might seem like a lot of people you meet are completely immune to pronunciation blunders. But for those of us who are hit with the sinful inability to speak chic, things can get a little awkward.
To keep judgmental sneers and sniggers at bay, we’ve created a nifty cheat sheet with easy-to-sound-out phonetic pronunciations for the most commonly-massacred names in fashion. With a little bit of persistence and practice, those designer names will be rolling off the tongue in not time.
Acne: Ahk-nay
Balmain: Bahl-mahhhn
Bottega Veneta: Bo-tega Ven-e- ta
Bulgari: Ball-gah- ree
Burberry Prorsum: Bur-bur- ree Pror-some
Chanel: Shun-nel
Christian Louboutin: Christian Loo-boo- tan
Comme des Garçons: Comb dey gah-sown
Dolce & Gabbana: Dole-chay and Gabb-anah
Dries Van Noten: Drees van know-ten
Fendi: Fend-ee
Givenchy: Zjee-von- shee
Gucci: Goo-chee
Hermès: Er-mez
Hervé Léger: Air-vay Le-jay
Issey Miyake: Iss-ee mee-yah- key
Jean Paul Gaultier: Zhon Paul Go-tee- ay
Joeffer Caoc: Joe-fur Kay-ock
Junya Watanabe: Joon-ya Wah-tah- nah-bai
Lanvin: Lon-vin
Maison Martin Margiela: May-sohn Martin Mar-jhell-ah
Madame Gres: Madame Gray
Moschino: Mos-key- no
Missoni: Miss-own- ee
Monique Lhullier: Mo-neek Loo-lee- aye
Miu Miu: Mew Mew
Pierre Cardin: Pee-air Car-dain
Raf Simmons: Rauf See-mons
Rodarte: Ro-dart-taye
Swarovski: Swore-off- ski
Thakoon: Ta-koon
Yohji Yamamoto: Yo-jee Ya-ma- mo-to
Yves Saint Laurent: Eve San Lau-ron
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