Harper's Bazaar has done it again and for the second day in a row none the less! They have wowed me with yet another great article; this time how to pronounce those ever famous designers that we have come to know and love. Here is a list of some famous designer names with helpful pronunciation. FINALLY someone came up with this! Now when we are refereeing to a fabulous bag we saw; we can now be confident in how we say it.
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
Also find additional designers here:How to pronounce Moschino, Hermes, Miu Miu and more designer names -
Harper's BAZAAR Magazine
Last night A and I went out for sushi and came home after some hot saki and sat down to tackle the list of designers! We had fun with it; that is one of my favorite qualities about A he gets just as excited as I do about these things and jumps right in!
With valentine's day just around the corner this could make for a fun night in with your sweetie over wine, or your best girl friends. I hope you enjoy as much as we did!
