1. Abaeté: Ah-bye-ah-tay
2. Alejandro Ingelmo: Allay-handro In-gel-mo
3. Andrew Gn: Andrew Jen (rhymes with “ten”)
4. Andy Thê-Anh: An-dee Tay-Ann
5. Anya Hindmarch: Ahn-ya Heind-march
6. Arthur Mendonça: Ar-thur Men-doe-sa
7. Badgley Mischka: Badge-lee Meesh-ka
8. Balmain: Bal-mah
9. Bottega Veneta: Bo-tega Ven-e-ta
10. Bulgari: Ball-gah-ree
11. Burberry Prorsum: Bur-bur-ree Pror-some
12. Carolina Herrera: Caro-leena Hair-era
13. Cesare Paciotti: Che-sah-ray Pah-cho-tee
14. Chaiken: Chay-ken
15. Christian Lacroix: La-Kwa
16. Christian Louboutin: Loo-boo-tin (“tin” rhymes with the French word “vin”)
17. Diane von Furstenberg: Fur-sten-berg (pronounced as spelled)
18. Dries Van Noten: Drees Van Know-ten
19. Ermenegildo Zegna: Er-men-a-geel-do Zen-ya
20. Etienne Aigner: Eh-tee-yen On-yay
21. Gareth Pugh: Gareth Pew
22. Giles Deacon: Jy-els Dee-kin
23. Givenchy: Jee-von-shee
24. Giambattista Valli: Gee-ahm-battista Valley
25. Hedi Slimane: Eddy Sli-mahn
26. Hermès: Air-mez
27. Hervé Léger: Air-vay Lay-jay
28. James Perse: James Perse (as in a lady’s purse, not ‘pierce your ear’)
29. Joeffer Caoc: Joe-fur Kay-ock
30. Junya Watanabe: Joon-ya Wah-tah-nah-bay
31. Lambertson Truex: Lam-bert-son Tru-ex
32. Lanvin: Lon-vin (“vin” also rhymes with the French word for “wine”)
33. Loewe: Low-ev-ay
34. Louis Vuitton: Loo-ee Voo-ee-ton
35. Madame Gres: Madame Gray
36. Marchesa: Mar-kay-sa
37. Mainbocher: Maynbo-shay
38. Moschino: Mo-ski-no
39. Monique Lhullier: Mo-neek Loo-lee-ay
40. Narciso Rodriguez: Nar-siss-so Ro-dree-gez
41. Nicolas Ghesquière: Ni-co-la Guess-ki-air
42. Olivier Theyskens: Oli-vier Tay-skins
43. Pierre Cardin: Pee-air Car-dain
44. Proenza Schouler: Pro-enza Skool-er
45. Ralph Lauren: Ralph Lauren (as in Lauren the girl’s name, not Sophia Loren)
46. Rei Kawakubo: Ray Kah-wah-koo-bo
47. Rodarte: Ro-dar-tay
48. 6267: Six-two-six-seven (not Sixty-two-sixty-seven)
49. Sonia Rykiel: Sonia Ree-kee-eel
50. Sophia Kokosalaki: So-fee-a Ko-ko-sah-lah-kee
51. Thakoon: Ta-koon
52. Thierry Mugler: Tee-air-ree Moog-lay
53. Tibi: Tbi (not Tee-bee)
54. Tocca: Toe-ka
55. Versace: Ver-sah-chee
56. Vionnet: Vee-oh-nay
57. Yohji Yamamoto: Yo-jee Ya-ma-mo-to
58. Yves Saint Laurent: Eve San Lor-ron
59. Zac Posen: Poe-zen
Also, I find these highly entertaining;
DO!
DON'T!
PS, hope everyone had a good mother's day :)
^ dis be me & my mamaaaa.
