When was the last time you pronounced Givenchy as "gi ven chi " or Hermes as "her-mees"? Designer names aren't always the easiest to pronounce. Boy, are they fancy! Very easy to mess up with! Not to worry though, I've got you covered! Here's a list of designer names and their phonetic pronunciations. Welcome back to school!
- Badgley Mischka: Badge-lee Meesh-kah
- Balenciaga: Bah-lin-see-ah-gah
- Balmain: Bahl-mahn (In French words, the 'n' at the end is almost silent)
- Bvlgari: Bull-gur-ee
- Bottega Veneta: Bow-tay-guh Vah-netta
- Cartier: Car-tea-eh
- Christian Lacroix: Christian La-kwa
- Christian Louboutin: Christian Loo-boo-tahn
- Comme Des Garcons: Comb day gar-sewn
- Dolce & Gabanna: Dole-chay and Gab-bon-a
- Ermenegildo Zegna: Er-men-a-geel-do Zen-ya
- Givenchy: Ji-vaun-shee (n is 'vaun' almost silent)
- Giambattista Valli: Gee-am-bah-tease-ta Valley
- Giuseppe Zanotti: Joo-zepp-ee Zan-ott-ee
- Hermes: Air-Mez
- Herve Leger: Air-way Lay-jair
- Issey Miyake: Eh-seh Mi-yah-key
- Jean Paul Gaultier: Zhon Paul Go-tee-ay
- Lanvin: Lahn-vahn (n almost silent)
- Louis Vuitton: Loo-ee Vee-tawn (n almost silent)
- Marchesa: Mar-kay-sa
- Moschino: Moss-ki-no
- Monique Lhuillier: Mo-neek Loo-lee-ayy
- Miu Miu: Myoo Myoo
- Proenza Schouler: Pro-en-za Skool-er
- Rochas: Row-shah
- Salvatore Ferragamo: Sal-vah-tor-ay Fair-ah-gah-mo
- Versace: vur-sah-chee
- Yves Saint Laurent: Eve-saw-lawron (n is silent)
So, what all names were you messing up all along? Have i missed something? Tell me via the comments section.
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