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