I compiled my favorite designer brands and searched for their right pronunciation. So when you come across with these names in London, New York City, Milan and Paris, at least you know how to say them properly. And so the list goes...
Pronunciation Key
-the J rejers to j-July.
-the g refers to the g-Grover.
the c refers to the c-Center.
A
Alessandro Dell'Acqua (Del-LAK-wa)
Anna Sui (Swee)
Anne Demeulemeester (Ann Deh-MUH-le-mees-ter)
Anteprima (On-tay-pre-ma)
Agnes B. (Ahn-NYAS-buh)
Azzedine Alaia (Aza-deen A-Lye-a)
B
Balenciaga (Bah-Len-see-aga)
Bally (Bah-li)
Balmain (Bahl-Mah)
Baume & Mercier (Bom-ee-Mer-See-yay)
Behnaz Sarafpour (Beh-naz Sarah-furr)
Braun Buffel (Brohn Byu-furl)
Bruno Magli (Broo-no Mal-yi)
Bottega Veneta (Bo-te-ga Ve-NE-tah)
Boucheron (Boo-KE-ron)
Burberry (Burr-behr-ri)
Bulgari (Bull-ge-ri (NB. The "v" in Bvlgari is just the u form of the Roman Alphabet)
Byblos( Beeb-los)
C
Cacharel(Ka-sha-rhel)
Cartier (Kar-ti-yay)
Cerruti (Cher-ru-tee)
Cesare Paciotti (Che-sa-ray Pa-chi-Yo-ti)
Chanel (Sha-nel)
Chantal Thomas (Shan-tal To-Mah)
Charles Jourdan (Sharls Zhor-Duhn)
Charriol (Sha-ri-yol)
Chloé (KLOH-eh)
Chopard (Sho-par)
Christian Loboutin (KRIS-tiahng Loo-boo-Tehng)
Christian Lacroix (Christian LAH-Kwah)
Claude Montana (Kload Mohn-TA-na)
Comme des Garcons (Kom deh GAHR-sohng)
Coccinelle (KoH-chee-nel-li)
Costume National (KOHS-tyum Nah-sho-nal)
Courreges (Koo-Rezh)
Cynthia Rowley (Cynthia Rao-li)
D
Dolce and Gabbana (Dol-cheh and Ge-ba-na)
Donna Karan (Donna Kah-ren)
Dries Van Noten (Drees Vahn Noh-tehn)
E
Elie Saab (Eh-li Zahb)
Emmanuel Ungaro (Ee-Man-nooel OON-Gah-ro)
Emporio Armani (Em-POHR-yo AR-mah-ni)
Ermenigildo Zegna (Ehr-Man-ni-jil-do Zey-nya)
Etro (Eht-tro)
Etienne Aigner (Eight-yen Ahg-neigh)
F-G
Faconnable (Fah-so-nahb)
Georg Jensen (Yorg Yen-sen)
Gianfranco Ferré (Zhan-franck-o Feh-reh)
Gianni Versace (Jee-Yan-nee Versa-chee)
Gucci (Goo-chi)
Guy Laroche (Gee Lah-Rosh)
H-J
Heidi Slimane (Eh-di Sli-Mahn)
Helmut Lang (Hel-moot Lung)
Hermes (Air-h-mezz)
Herve Leger (Er-Vey Le-ZHAY)
Hussein Chalayan (HOO-sayn Cha-Layan)
Issey Miyake (EES-say Mi-ya-kay)
Jacques Fath (Zhack Faht)
Jaeger-Le Coultre (Yay-ger Leh Koot)
Jean Charles de Castelbajac (Zhan-Sharls de Ka-sel-ba-zhak)
Jean Louis Scherrer (Zhan-LOO-ee Sh-Rehr)
Jean Paul Gaultier (Zhon Paul Gol-tee-yay)
K-L
Lanvin (Lahn-VAWN)
Les Copain (Leh KHO-pang)
Loewe (Lo-eh-veh)
Longchamp (Long-shum)
Longines (Lohn-jeens)
Louis Feraud (Loo-ee Fay-yoh)
Louis Vuitton (Loo-ee Vui-TOHNG)
M
Mainbocher (men-bo-shay)
Marithe et Francois Girbaud (Mah-ri-tay eh Frans-suah- Jeer Bow)
Martine Sitbon (Mahr-tin Si-bohn)
Miu Miu (Myu Myu)
Moschino (Mos-ki-no)
NO
Narciso Rodriquez (Nar-See-so Rod-Ri-gehz)
Nicholas Ghesquire (Ni-ko-la Gehs-kyerr)
Olivier Theyskens (Oh-Li-vi-yay Thigh-skens)
P
Piaget (Pya-jay)
Piazza Sempione (Pi-yat-za Sempi-yo-Ni)
Pierre Balmain (Pyerr Bahl-mahn)
Pierre Cardin (Pyerr Kar-dohn)
Plein Sud (Plan Sood)
Proenza Shouler (Pro-ehn-za Shoo-ler)
R
Ralph Lauren (Ralph Lo-ren)
Rochas (Rho-shas)
Romeo Gigli (Romeo Jee-li)
SZ
Salvatorre Ferragamo (Sal-va-toh-reh Feh-ra-gah-mo)
Sonia Rykiel (Reek-ki-yel)
Thierry Mugler (Teh-ree Mooh-gleh)
Tomas Maier (Toh-mas Mah-yer)
Veronique Branquinho (Ve-ro-Neek Brang-ki-no)
Xuly Bet (Zuh-li Bet)
YSL Rive Gauche (YSL Reev Gosh)
Yves Saint Laurent (Eev Sahn Lor-UHN)
Sunday, April 10, 2005
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)


No comments:
Post a Comment