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Friday, December 18, 2009

Fashion Essential - Pronounce it!



Dont blame me if the pronunciation is wrong, i just got this in the web but it helps anyway, here it is, have fun!

 Numbers
6267                            Six-two-six-seven (not Sixty-two-sixty-seven)

A
Abaete                        Ah-bye-ah-tay
Alejandro Ingelmo      Allay-handro In-gel-mo
Alessandro Dell’Acqua     Del-LAK-wa 
Andrew Gn                   Gen (rhymes w/ Pen)
Andy The-anh             Tay-ann
Anna Sui                      SWEE
Anne Demeulemeester     Ahn Deh-MUH-le-mees-ter
Anteprima                     On-tay-pre-ma
Anya Hindmarch          Ahn-ya Heind-march
Agnes B.                       Ahn-NYAS Buh
Arthur Mendoca           Ar-thur Men-doe-sa
Atelier                          ah-tell-ee-ay
Azzedine Alaia                Aza-deen A-LYE-a

B
Badgley Mischka           Badge-lee Meesh-ka
Balenciaga                     Bah-LEN-see-aga
Bally                             BAH-li
Balmain                         Bahl-MAH
Baume & Mercier             Bom ee Mer-SEE-yay
BeBe                                Bee-Bee
Behnaz Sarafpour            Beh-naz Sa-RAH-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
Burberry Prorsum          Pror-some
Bvlgari                          Bull-gah-ree
Byblos                          BEEB-los

C
Chacharel                     KA-sha-rel
Carolina Herrera           Caro-leena Hair-era
Cartier                         KAR-ti-yay
Celine: s                      seh-lyn
Cerruti                         Cher-RU-tee
Cesare Paciotti             CHE-sa-ray Pa-chi-YO-ti
Chaiken                      Chay-ken       
Chanel                        Sha-NEL
Chantal Thomas            SHAN-tal To-MAH 
Charles Jourdan            Sharls Zhor-DHUN
Charriol                      SHA-ri-yol
Chloe                         KLOH-eh
Chopard                     Sho PAR
Christian Loboutin        kris-tian loo-boo-tan (soft N)
Christian Lacroix          Christian LAH-kwa
Claude Montana          Kload Mohn-TA-na
Comme des Garcons    Kom deh GHAR-sohng
Coccinelle                  KOH-chee-nel-li
Costume National        KOHS-tyum NAH-sho-nal
Courreges                  Koo-REZH
Cynthia Rowley          Cynthia RAO-li

D
Dolce & Gabbana       DOL-cheh and Ge-BA-na
Donna Karan             Donna Kah-ren
Dries Van Noten        Dress Vahn NOH-tehn

E
Elie Saab                 EH-li Zahb
Emanuel Ungaro        Ee-MAN-noo-el OON-Gah-ro
Emilio Pucci             Ehm-ee-lee-o Poo-chee
Emporio Armani         Em-POHR-yo AR-mah-ni
Erotokritos              arrow-toe-kri-tose
Ermenigildo Zegna     Ehr-MAN-ni-jil-do ZEY-na
Etro                       EHT-tro
Etienne Aigner         Eight-YEN AHG-neigh

F
Faconnable             FAH-so-nahb

G
Gareth Pugh           Pew
Garnier                   Gar-nee-yay
Georg Jensen         Yorg YEN-sen
Giambattista Valli     Gee-ahm-battista Valley
Gianfranco Ferre     ZHAN-franck-o Feh-REH
Gianni Versace       Jee-YAN-nee Ver-SA-chee
Gile Deacon          Jy-els Dee-kin
Givenchy              ZHEE-von-shee
Gucci                   GOO-chi
Guy Laroche          Gee Lah-Rosh

H
Hedi 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-Lecoultre    Yay-ger Leh-KOOT
Jean-Charles de Castlebajac   Zhan-Sharls de KA-sel-ba-zhak
Jean Louis Scherrer     Zhan LOO-ee She-REHR
Jean Paul Gaultier       Zhon Paul GOL-tee-yay
Joeffer Caoc               Joe-fur Kay-ock
Junya Watanabe         Joon-ya Wah-tah-nah-be     

L
Lanvin                      Lahn-VAWN
Laura Mercier           Lora Mer-SEE-yay
Les Copains              Leh KHO-pang
L’occitane                 loxitann
Loewe                     Lo-EH-veh
Longchamp               Long-shum
Longines                  LOHN-jeens
Louis Ferraud            LOO-ee Fay-YOH
Louis Vuitton            LOO-ee Vui-TOHNG


Mainbocher                          Men-bo-SHAY
Madame Gres                       Madame Gray
Marchesa                             Mar-kay-sa
Marithé et François Girbaud     Mah-ri-TAY eh Frans-SUAH Jeer BOW
Martin Margiela                     Marr-JEL-la
Manolo Blahnik                     Ma-no-low Blah-nick
Martine Sitbon                      Marh-TIN Si-BOHN
Miu Miu                               Myu Myu
Moet et Chandon                  Moe-ET A shan-don (soft N)
Monique Lhuillier                   Moe-neek Lu-lee-ay
Moschino                             Mos-KI-no


Narciso Rodriguez                  Nar-SEE-so-Rod-RI-gehz
Nicholas Ghesquire                 NI-ko-la GEHS-kyerr

O
Olivier Theyskens                   Oh-LI-vi-yay THIGH-skens


Piaget                                  Pya-jay
Piazza Sempione                    Pi-YAT-za Sem-pi-YO-ni
Pierre Balmain                        Pyerr BAHL-mahn
Pierre Cardin                         Pyerr Kar-DOHN
Plain Sud                             Plan Sood
POLECI                                policy
Proenza Schouler                  Pro-EHN-za SHOO-ler


Ralph Lauren                        Ralph LO-ren
Rei Kawakubo                     Ray Kah-wah-koo-bo
Rochas                               RHO-shas
Rodarte                              Ro-dart-tay
Romero Gigli                        Romeo JEE-li


Salvatore Ferragamo            Sal-va-TOH-reh Fehr a-GAH-mo
Sonia Rykiel                        REEK-ki-yel
Sophia Kokosalaki              So-fee-a Ko-ko-sah-lah-kee

T
Thakoon                             Ta-koon
Thierry Mugler                    TEh-ree MOOH-gleh
Tiiu Kiuk                            tee-you Quick
Thomas Maier                     TOH-mas MAH-yer
Tibi                                    Tbi (not TeeBee)
Tocca                                 Toe-ka


Veronique Branquinho           Ve-ro-NEEK BRANG-ki-no
Vionnet                                Vee-oh-nay


Xuly Bët                           ZUH-li Bet

Y
Yohji Yamamoto                   Yo-jee Ya-ma-mo-to 
YSL Rive Gauche                 YSL Reev Gosh          
Yves Saint Laurent               Eev Sahn Lor-UHN

the auhor’s link: www.stylecritics.com/celebrities/2007/01/11/dont-be-an-amateur-say-it-right/
If you can’t pronounce it,listen to it -> http://fashion.about.com/cs/designers/l/blpronounce.htm

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