Like a fashion lesson in a French finishing school, it’s important to know how to pronounce life's most important ch*c like a pro. So as we dream our way through fashion weeks, from New York ton London, Milan to Paris, here's a little lesson in the world of how to pronounce your way through it all in style..
Adrien Caillaudaud
ai-dree-en kai-oh-dough
Albert Elbaz
aha-bare el-bahz
Alessandro Michele
a-lay-san-dro me-kay-lay
Alexandre Vauthier
ales-andr au-tee-aye
Alexis Martial
al-ex-ee mar-she-ahl
Andrew Gn
andrew ghen (with a hard "g")
Anna Sui
anna swee
Ann Demeulemeester
ann de-mule-eh-meester
Anthony Vaccarello
an-to-nee van-kah-reh-lo
Aquascutum
ack-wa-skoo-tum
Ariel Ovadia
are-ee-el oh-vah-dy
Azzedine Alaia
azz-eh-deen ah-lie-ah
Badgley Mischka
badge-lee mesh-kah
Balenciaga
bah-len-see-ah-gah
Balmain
bahl-mahhhhn
Bottega Veneta
bow-tay-guh vah-netta
Christian Lacroix
christian luh-kwa
CMMN SWDN
Ko-mon-swee-den
Commes des Garcons
comb dey gah-sown
Consuelo Castiglioni
con-sway-lo fas-tig-lee-oh-nee
Dao-Yi Chow
dao-wee chow
Dolce & Gabbana
dol-chey and gab-ana
Dries Van Noten
drees van know-ten
Erdem
er-dem
Erdem Moralioglu
er-dem moralee-oh-glue
Gareth Pugh
gareth pew
Giambattista Valli
gee-am-bah-tease-ta vah-lee
Gianfranco Ferre
gee-ahn-franco feh-ray
Givenchy
zjee-von-shee
Haider Ackermann
ay-der ak-er-man
Hedi Slimane
ed-ee slim-ahn
Hermes
er-mez
Herve Leger
air-vay lay-jah
Hussein Chalayan
hoo-snae sha-lion
Issey Miyake
iss-ee mee-yah-key
Jean Paul Gaultier
zhon paul go-tee-ay
Josep Font
joe-sep font
Joseph Altuzarra
joe-sef all-too-zah-ra
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
Maria Grazia Chiuri
maria grah-tzia key-yuri
Mary Katrantzou
mary ka-tran-zoo
Massimo Giorgetti
mad-ee-moe george-eh-tee
Misha Nonoo
meet-sha new-new
Miu Miu
mew mew
Monique Lhuillier
monique le-hu-lee-ah
Moschino
mosh-shee-no
Nadine Vanhee-Cybulski
nah-den van-ehe sy-bool-ski
Nicolas Ghesquiere
nee-ko-la jes-ke-air
Olivier Theyskens
ah-liv-ee-ah tay-skins
Phoebe Philo
fee-bee file-oh
Pierpaolo Piccioli
pier-paolo pea-shioli
Parable Gurung
pray-bull (like "trouble") goo-roong
Proenza Schouler
pro-en-zuh skool-er
Raf Simons
rauf see-mon
Riccardo Tisci
Erik-ar-do wish-ee
Rochas
row shahs
Rodarte
row-dar-tay
Roksanda Ilincic
roksanda ill-in-chik
Salvatore Ferragamo
sal-vah-tor-re fer-ra-gah-moh
Simone Rocha
see-mone ro-cha
Sonia Rykiel
sewn-yah ree-key-el
Thakoon
tah-koon
Than Panichgul
tah-koon pah-nich-gull
Versace
vur-sah-chee
Yigal Azrouel
yee-goll az-roo-el
Yves Saint Laurent
eve san lau-ron
Yohji Yamamoto
yoh-jee yam-ah-mo-to
Got it?
Oh and before you go, this lesson would not be complete today without a few basic foundations..
Haute So Fabulous
oat so fabulous
and one people always seem to fall over..
Haute Couture
oat kuh-tyur
