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randomly stumbled across stranger's blog, and look what i found! The correct Pronunciation for Designer Brands! So, let's get it started!
1. Abaeté: Ah-bye-ah-tay
2. Alejandro Ingelmo: Allay-handro In-gel-mo
3. Andrew Gn: Andrew Jen (rhymes with “ten”)
4. Andy Thê-Anh: An-dee Tay-Ann
5. Anya Hindmarch: Ahn-ya Heind-march
6. Arthur Mendonça: Ar-thur Men-doe-sa
7. Badgley Mischka: Badge-lee Meesh-ka
8. Balmain: Bal-mah
9. Bottega Veneta: Bo-tega Ven-e-ta
10. Bulgari: Ball-gah-ree
11. Burberry Prorsum: Bur-bur-ree Pror-some
12. Carolina Herrera: Caro-leena Hair-era
13. Cesare Paciotti: Che-sah-ray Pah-cho-tee
14. Chaiken: Chay-ken
15. Christian Lacroix: La-Kwa
16. Christian Louboutin: Loo-boo-tin (“tin” rhymes with the French word “vin”)
17. Diane von Furstenberg: Fur-sten-berg (pronounced as spelled)
18. Dries Van Noten: Drees Van Know-ten
19. Ermenegildo Zegna: Er-men-a-geel-do Zen-ya
20. Etienne Aigner: Eh-tee-yen On-yay
21. Gareth Pugh: Gareth Pew
22. Giles Deacon: Jy-els Dee-kin
23. Givenchy: Jee-von-shee
24. Giambattista Valli: Gee-ahm-battista Valley
25. Hedi Slimane: Eddy Sli-mahn
26. Hermès: Air-mez
27. Hervé Léger: Air-vay Lay-jay
28. James Perse: James Perse (as in a lady’s purse, not ‘pierce your ear’)
29. Joeffer Caoc: Joe-fur Kay-ock
30. Junya Watanabe: Joon-ya Wah-tah-nah-bay
31. Lambertson Truex: Lam-bert-son Tru-ex
32. Lanvin: Lon-vin (“vin” also rhymes with the French word for “wine”)
33. L’Wren Scott: Le-ren Skot
34. Loewe: Low-ev-ay
35. Louis Vuitton: Loo-ee Voo-ee-ton
36. Madame Gres: Madame Gray
37. Marchesa: Mar-kay-sa
38. Mainbocher: Maynbo-shay
39. Moschino: Mo-ski-no
40. Monique Lhullier: Mo-neek Loo-lee-ay
41. Narciso Rodriguez: Nar-siss-so Ro-dree-gez
42. Nicolas Ghesquière: Ni-co-la Guess-ki-air
43. Olivier Theyskens: Oli-vier Tay-skins
44. Pierre Cardin: Pee-air Car-dain
45. Proenza Schouler: Pro-enza Skool-er
46. Ralph Lauren: Ralph Lauren (as in Lauren the girl’s name, not Sophia Loren)
47. Rei Kawakubo: Ray Kah-wah-koo-bo
48. Rodarte: Ro-dar-tay
49. 6267: Six-two-six-seven (not Sixty-two-sixty-seven)
50. Sonia Rykiel: Sonia Ree-kee-eel
51. Sophia Kokosalaki: So-fee-a Ko-ko-sah-lah-kee
52. Thakoon: Ta-koon
53. Thierry Mugler: Tee-air-ree Moog-lay
54. Tibi: Tbi (not Tee-bee)
55. Tocca: Toe-ka
56. Versace: Ver-sah-chee
57. Vionnet: Vee-oh-nay
58. Yohji Yamamoto: Yo-jee Ya-ma-mo-to
59. Yves Saint Laurent: Eve San Lor-ron
60. Zac Posen: Poe-zen
well, me only know like 50% of the designer brands in the list. bleh, still it's a good read for me : ) at least i know from now Balmain's correct pronunciation. Such a shame for me as one of their obsessive fans T_T
1. Abaeté: Ah-bye-ah-tay
2. Alejandro Ingelmo: Allay-handro In-gel-mo
3. Andrew Gn: Andrew Jen (rhymes with “ten”)
4. Andy Thê-Anh: An-dee Tay-Ann
5. Anya Hindmarch: Ahn-ya Heind-march
6. Arthur Mendonça: Ar-thur Men-doe-sa
7. Badgley Mischka: Badge-lee Meesh-ka
8. Balmain: Bal-mah
9. Bottega Veneta: Bo-tega Ven-e-ta
10. Bulgari: Ball-gah-ree
11. Burberry Prorsum: Bur-bur-ree Pror-some
12. Carolina Herrera: Caro-leena Hair-era
13. Cesare Paciotti: Che-sah-ray Pah-cho-tee
14. Chaiken: Chay-ken
15. Christian Lacroix: La-Kwa
16. Christian Louboutin: Loo-boo-tin (“tin” rhymes with the French word “vin”)
17. Diane von Furstenberg: Fur-sten-berg (pronounced as spelled)
18. Dries Van Noten: Drees Van Know-ten
19. Ermenegildo Zegna: Er-men-a-geel-do Zen-ya
20. Etienne Aigner: Eh-tee-yen On-yay
21. Gareth Pugh: Gareth Pew
22. Giles Deacon: Jy-els Dee-kin
23. Givenchy: Jee-von-shee
24. Giambattista Valli: Gee-ahm-battista Valley
25. Hedi Slimane: Eddy Sli-mahn
26. Hermès: Air-mez
27. Hervé Léger: Air-vay Lay-jay
28. James Perse: James Perse (as in a lady’s purse, not ‘pierce your ear’)
29. Joeffer Caoc: Joe-fur Kay-ock
30. Junya Watanabe: Joon-ya Wah-tah-nah-bay
31. Lambertson Truex: Lam-bert-son Tru-ex
32. Lanvin: Lon-vin (“vin” also rhymes with the French word for “wine”)
33. L’Wren Scott: Le-ren Skot
34. Loewe: Low-ev-ay
35. Louis Vuitton: Loo-ee Voo-ee-ton
36. Madame Gres: Madame Gray
37. Marchesa: Mar-kay-sa
38. Mainbocher: Maynbo-shay
39. Moschino: Mo-ski-no
40. Monique Lhullier: Mo-neek Loo-lee-ay
41. Narciso Rodriguez: Nar-siss-so Ro-dree-gez
42. Nicolas Ghesquière: Ni-co-la Guess-ki-air
43. Olivier Theyskens: Oli-vier Tay-skins
44. Pierre Cardin: Pee-air Car-dain
45. Proenza Schouler: Pro-enza Skool-er
46. Ralph Lauren: Ralph Lauren (as in Lauren the girl’s name, not Sophia Loren)
47. Rei Kawakubo: Ray Kah-wah-koo-bo
48. Rodarte: Ro-dar-tay
49. 6267: Six-two-six-seven (not Sixty-two-sixty-seven)
50. Sonia Rykiel: Sonia Ree-kee-eel
51. Sophia Kokosalaki: So-fee-a Ko-ko-sah-lah-kee
52. Thakoon: Ta-koon
53. Thierry Mugler: Tee-air-ree Moog-lay
54. Tibi: Tbi (not Tee-bee)
55. Tocca: Toe-ka
56. Versace: Ver-sah-chee
57. Vionnet: Vee-oh-nay
58. Yohji Yamamoto: Yo-jee Ya-ma-mo-to
59. Yves Saint Laurent: Eve San Lor-ron
60. Zac Posen: Poe-zen
well, me only know like 50% of the designer brands in the list. bleh, still it's a good read for me : ) at least i know from now Balmain's correct pronunciation. Such a shame for me as one of their obsessive fans T_T