Fashion designers come from different parts of the world and sometimes it's difficult to pronounce their names properly. Their names are also very often "americanized".
So here we go on how to pronounce some of the most famous names and brands.
Alexander Wang: Alexander Wah-ng
Anya Hindmarch: Ahn-ya Heind-march
Arthur Mendonça: Ar-thur Men-doe-sa
Badgley Mischka: Badge-lee Meesh-ka
Bebe: Bee-bee
Bottega Veneta: Bo-tega Ven-e-ta
Bulgari: Bool-gah-ree
Burberry Prorsum: Bur-berry Pror-some
Carolina Herrera: Caro-leena Hair-era
Chanel: Shanel
Charriol: Sha-ree-ol
Christian Lacroix: Kristian La-crew-ah
Christian Louboutin: Kristian Loo-boo-tan
Dolce Gabbana: Doll-chey Gab-ah-na
Donna Karan: Dona Karan
Giambattista Valli: Gahm-battista Valley
Giorgio Armani: Dgor-dgo Ar-mah-nee (not "gee or geeo", cuz in Italian the "i" in "gio" or "gia" is silent)
Giuseppe Zanotti: Jew-sep-pe Zah-not-tee
Givenchy: Jhee-ven-shee
Hermès: Air-mez
Hervé Léger: Air-ve Le-ger ("g" in Leger in pronounced like "g" in the word "beige")
Jean Paul Gaultier: Jon Pol Goh-tye ("j" in Jean like "g" in beige)
Lanvin: Lon-van
Louis Vuitton: Loo-ee Vee-ton
Maciej Zień: Mach-ey Zy-en
Manolo Blahnik: Mah-no-lo Blah-neek
Marchesa: Mar-kay-sa
Miu Miu: Myoo Myoo
Moschino: Mo-ski-no
Oscar De La Renta: Oscar De La Ren-ta
Pierre Cardin: Pee-air Car-dain
Ralph Lauren: Ralph Lo-ren (as in Lauren, the girl’s name)
Sonia Rykiel: Sonia Ree-kee-el
Thakoon: Ta-koon
Thierry Mugler: Tee-air-ree Moog-lair
Tommy Hilfiger: Tommy Heel-fee-ger
Versace: Ver-sa-che (not ver-sa-chee)
Yves Saint Laurent: Eev Son Lo-ron
piątek, 9 lipca 2010
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haha girl it was sooo funny reading italian names with your pronounce advices (i'm italian!)
OdpowiedzUsuń@Myriam: I did my best :P
OdpowiedzUsuńI think "Giuseppe" is not pronounced "Jeez-eppe" but "Jew-zep-peh".
OdpowiedzUsuńGood job, Kasiah. I think the hardest part are the French nasals like "Saint Laurent" which sounds like "Son Lorón"... But I think Polish have a similar nasal, right.
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OdpowiedzUsuńThis is an awesome post. Personally, I've always struggled with Proenza Schouler
OdpowiedzUsuń@MKL: Yeah, it's hard to write all the sounds in English, just because they don't exist.
OdpowiedzUsuńAnd yeah, thats what I meant with Giuseppe, just didn't know how to write it. Gonna change it ;)
wow!! kasia!! this is a good idea girl!!! I loved it!!!
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@fickle red riding hood: I would pronounce that "pro-en-za shoo-ler". I'm not sure this one tho. Correct me if I'm wrong :)
OdpowiedzUsuń...or more like "schooler"...
OdpowiedzUsuńi love practicing how to say these names. :)
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Thank you so much for this post! I hardly know how to pronounce designers names correctly :D
OdpowiedzUsuńWow these are great, thanks for going through all these brands.
OdpowiedzUsuńThanks for sharing! This is very helpful :)
OdpowiedzUsuńlove this post. i think a lot of people could use a guide like this haha
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this was really useful lol esp for those of us who don't speak french. xoxo!
OdpowiedzUsuńgreat post
OdpowiedzUsuńWhat an awesome post!! Thanks... I think I was right on most! haha
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I have to admit, I always thought it was Lah-boo-tahn. Now I know!!
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Haha, I love this post! :D
OdpowiedzUsuńhaha i LOVE this post. i remember wayyy back i actually asked a bebe employee how to pronounce the store name because everyone at the time was saying "beh-beh" and i knew that couldn't be right!
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great post, some of these i weren't so sure on!
OdpowiedzUsuńWhat a helpful post! :) I might just save it for future reference ... hheheh
OdpowiedzUsuńthanks for your comment darling!
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very interesting your post!
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cute!
OdpowiedzUsuńThis post put a smile on my face!
OdpowiedzUsuńLooks like I've been pronouncing Marchesa wrong for a while, then...
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Hi Kasia, thank you so much for your support through these hard times. Your comment means a lot to me! Aww I'm sorry for your baby, too )= And you are right, my Balou was totally a member of family.
OdpowiedzUsuńThank you again.
Oh my that's hard ! Haha . Thank you for sharing this ! Hope I won't misread them anymore . Haha .
OdpowiedzUsuńHaha Cool! It is embarrasing when you dont know how to pronounce a designers' name
OdpowiedzUsuńI have trouble saying "Maciej Zień", lol. This is useful - thanks Kasia dear. And no worries about the swap. You can take your time, I totally understand. I still need to get you a few more items as well. (:
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