Sure you don’t want to ask anyone (especially if you’re in the store itself) because they may look at you like you don’t belong….
But you do want to know how to correctly pronounce that handbag or suit you want. Yeah – Kanye did it in his song but that’s not real life! We strive for more!!
Thank Harper’s Bazaar (one my favorite fashion publications)….
- Anna Sui: anna swee
- Ann Demeulemeester: ann de-mule-eh-meester
- Azzedine Alaia: azz-eh-deen ah-lie-ah
- Badgley Mischka: badge-lee meesh-kah
- Balenciaga: bah-len-see-ah-gah
- Balmain: bahl-mahhhhn
- Bottega Veneta: bow-tay-guh vah-netta
- Christian Lacroix: christian luh-kwa
- Christian Louboutin: christian loo-boo-tan
- Comme des Garçons: comb dey gah-sown
- Dolce & Gabbana: dol-chey and gab-ana
- Dries Van Noten: drees van know-ten
- Gareth Pugh: gareth pew
- Giambattista Valli: gee-am-bah-tease-ta vah-lee
- Gianfranco Ferre: gee-ahn-franco feh-ray
- Givenchy: zjee-von-shee
- Hermès: er-mez
- Hervé Léger: air-vay lay-jah
- Hussein Chalayan: hoo-sane sha-lion
- Issey Miyake: iss-ee mee-yah-key
- Jean Paul Gaultier: zhon paul go-tee-ay
- Junya Watanabe: jun-yah wat-an-ah-bey
- Kinder Aggugini: kinder ag-ooh-gee-nee
- Lanvin: lahn-vahn
- Loewe: loh-wev-eh
- Louis Vuitton: loo-wee vwee-tahn
- L’Wren Scott: la-ren scott
- Maison Martin Margiela: may-sohn martin mar-jhell-ah
- Marchesa: mar-kay-sah
- Mary Katrantzou: mary cat-trant-zoo
- Miu Miu: mew-mew
- Monique Lhuillier: monique le-hu-lee-ay
- Moschino: mos-key-no
- Olivier Theyskens: oh-liv-ee-ay tay-skins
- Proenza Schouler: pro-en-zuh skool-er
- Rochas: row-shahs
- Rodarte: row-dar-tay
- Roksanda Ilincic: roksanda ill-in-chik
- Salvatore Ferragamo: sal-vah-tor-re fer-ra-gah-moh
- Sonia Rykiel: sewn-yah ree-key-el
- Thakoon: tah-koon
- Versace: vur-sah-chee
- Yves Saint Laurent: eve san lau-ron
- Yohji Yamamoto: yoh-jee yam-ah-mo-to
Read more at HarpersBAZAAR.com
