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Monday, December 6, 2010

Difficult Fashion words & names



After watching this EP., I realized one thing...YOU wouldn't go far WITHOUT Basic Knowledge!

Here are some difficult or tricky words, brand names, designer names, etc in Fashion...Jesus! Why U didn't make all the designers were English or American??? - to make our life easier and our mouth less tired!

A

  1. Abaeté: Ah-bye-ah-tay
  2. Agnes B: Anne-yes Be
  3. Alejandro Ingelmo: Allay-handro In-gel-mo
  4. Andre Courreges: ON-dray Koo-reh-jes
  5. Andrew Gn: Andrew Jen (rhymes with “ten”)
  6. Andy Thê-Anh: An-dee Tay-Ann
  7. Ann Demeulemeester: Ann De-mule-eh-meester
  8. Anna Sui: Anna Swee
  9. Anya Hindmarch: Ahn-ya Heind-march
  10. Arthur Mendonça: Ar-thur Men-doe-sa
  11. Azzedine Alaia: Azz-eh-DEEN Ah-ly-ah

B

  1. Badgley Mischka: Badge-lee Meesh-ka
  2. Balenciaga: Bah-len-see-ah-gah
  3. Balmain: Bahl-mahhhhn
  4. Bebe: Bee-bee
  5. Behnaz Sarafpour: Beh-nozz Sa-rah-fur
  6. Bottega Veneta: Bo-tega Ven-e-ta
  7. Bulgari: Ball-gah-ree
  8. Burberry Prorsum: Bur-bur-ree Pror-some

C

  1. Cacharel: Cash-er-el
  2. Carolina Herrera: Caro-leena Hair-era
  3. Cesare Paciotti: Che-sah-ray Pah-cho-tee
  4. Chaiken: Chay-ken
  5. Chanel: Shuh-nel
  6. Chanel 2.55: Chanel two fifty five NOT Chanel two point five five
  7. Chloe: KLO-ee
  8. Christian Dior: Dee-yor
  9. Christian Lacroix: Cristian la-kwa
  10. Christian Louboutin: Cristian lew-boo-tahn
  11. Commes des Garcons: Comb day Garse-on, gentle ‘on’ sound on the end
  12. Cristobal Balenciaga: Kriz-taw-bahl Bah-len-see-AH-gah

D

  1. Dolce & Gabbana: Dole-chay
  2. Dormeuil: Dor-meh-ee
  3. Dries Van Noten: Drees Van Know-ten

E

  1. Ermenegildo Zegna: Er-men-a-geel-do Zen-ya
  2. Etro: Eh-tro

F

  1. Fendi: Fend-ee
  2. Francesco Biasia: Fran-chess-co bee-a-siA

G

  1. Gareth Pugh: Gareth Pew
  2. Ghesquire: Guess-koo-are
  3. Giles Deacon: Jy-els Dee-kin
  4. Givenchy: Jhee-von-shee
  5. Giambattista Valli: Gee-ahm-battista Valley
  6. Gianfranco Ferre: Sj-yawn-franco Fair-ay
  7. Giles Deacon: Jy-els Deekon
  8. Giorgio Armani: Jor-ji-o Ar-ma-nee
  9. Gucci: Goo-chee
  10. Guy Laroche: Ghee La-roash

H

  1. Haute couture: Oat ku tour
  2. Hedi Slimane: Eddy Sli-mahn
  3. Hermès: Err-mez
  4. Hervé Léger: Err-vay Lay-jay
  5. Hussein Chalayan: Who-sane Sha-lion

I

  1. Isaac Mizrahi: Eye-zak Miz-ra-hee
  2. Issey Miyake: Is-say Mi-ya-ke

J

  1. Jean Lanvin: John Lon-ven (with an almost non-existent n in "ven")
  2. Jean Paul Gaultier: Sj-awn Paul Goat-ee-ay
  3. Jil Sander: Jil Sunder
  4. Joeffer Caoc: Joe-fur Kay-ock
  5. John Galliano: John Gall-lee-a-no
  6. Junya Watanabe: Joon-ya Wah-tah-nah-bay

K

  1. Karl Lagerfeld: Ka-ral La-ger-fell-d
  2. Kris Van Assche: Kris Van Ash

L

  1. Lacroix: La-kwah
  2. Lanvin: Lon-vohn
  3. Loewe: Low-ev-ay
  4. Louis Vuitton: Loo e voo -e ton
  5. Lucien Pellat-Finet: Lu-see-en Peh-lought Fin-ay

M

  1. Madame Gres: Madame Gray
  2. Mainbocher: Maynbo-shay
  3. Maison Martin Margiela: May-sohhhh...n Martin Mar-jhell-ah
  4. Manolo Blahnik: Muh-no-low Blo-nick (like the "blo" in blonde)
  5. Marchesa: Mar-kay-sa
  6. Marithe Francois Girbaud: Jer-bo
  7. Martin Margiela: Maar-TEEN Maar-GEE-lah
  8. Missoni: Miss-own-ee
  9. Miu Miu: Myoo Myoo
  10. Monique Lhullier: Mo-neek Loo-lee-ay
  11. Moschino: Mo-ski-no

N

  1. Narciso Rodriguez: Nar-siss-so Ro-dree-gez
  2. Nicolas Ghesquière: Ni-co-la Guess-ki-air

O

  1. Olivier Theyskens: Oli-vier Tay-skins

P

  1. Pierre Cardin: Pee-air Car-dain
  2. Pret-à-Porter: Pre-ta-port-ey
  3. Proenza Schouler: Pro-enza Skool-er not Schoo-ler
  4. Pucci: Poochie

R

  1. Raf Simons: Rough Simons
  2. Ralph Lauren: Ralph Lauren (as in Lauren the girl’s name, not Sophia Loren)
  3. Rei Kawakubo: Ray Kah-wah-koo-bo
  4. Roberto Cavalli: RO-ber-to Ka-VA-lee
  5. Rochas: Row-shah
  6. Rodarte: Ro-dart-tay

S

  1. Salvatore Ferragamo: Sal-va-tor Ferr-A-ga-mo
  2. 6267: Six-two-six-seven (not Sixty-two-sixty-seven)
  3. Sonia Rykiel: Sonia Ree-kee-eel
  4. Sophia Kokosalaki: So-fee-a Ko-ko-sah-lah-kee
  5. Swarovski: swore-off-ski

T

  1. Thakoon: Ta-koon
  2. Thierry Mugler: Tee-air-ree Moog-lay
  3. Tibi: Tbi (not Tee-bee)
  4. Tocca: Toe-ka
  5. Tsubi: Soo-bee

V

  1. Versace: Ver-saw-chee or Ver-sawch-eh with a soft 'eh' on the end NOT Vur-sace
  2. Vionnet: Vee-oh-nay

Y

  1. Yves Saint Laurent: Eves-san-lo-ron
  2. Yigal Azrouel: Yee-gahl az-roo-el
  3. Yohji Yamamoto: Yo-jee Ya-ma-mo-to

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