Wednesday, March 12, 2008

Say it with me....Bah-len-see-AH-gah

There was one lunch at work when the conversation somehow was steered towards the correct pronunciation of designer names. Hehe! The lunch get-togethers of our department is worthy of being aired on national television. The things we discuss. Haha! Anything and everything from politics to health to diet to sex to relationships to beliefs. Anything and everything. Hehe! Anyway, found this on some site and since there's nothing else to post, this will do for now.

Agnes b: Anne-yes-Be

Azzedine Alaia: Azz-eh-DEEN Ah-ly-ah

Balenciaga: Bah-len-see-AH-gah

Bottega Veneta: Bott-EH-ger Ve-ne-Tah

Bvlgari: Bull-gah-ree

Cartier: Car-tee-yay

Chanel: Sha-nel

Chanel 2.55: Chanel two fifty five (Not Chanel two point five five, don't say it in a mathematic way)

Christian Dior: KREE-styaan DEE-or

Christian Louboutin: KREE-styaan Lu-bu-THAN

Comme Des Garcons: KOM Day Gahr-SOHN

Dolce & Gabbana: DOL-chay and Gab-BAH-nah

Dormeuil: Dor-meh-ee

Ermenegildo Zegna: Err-men-eh-jill-doh-Zen-yer

Gianfranco Ferre: Jee-an-fran-ko Ferr-ay

Gianni Versace: Janni Vir-Saa-Che

Giorgio Armani: Jor-ji-o Ar-ma-nee

Givenchy: Jee-von-she

Gucci: Goochie

Hedi Slimane: Eddy sli-mahn

Hermes: Air-mehz

Hussein Chalayan: Who-sane shall-i-an

Issac Mizrahi: Eye-zak Miz-ra-hee

Issey Miyake: E-say Me-ya-kay

Jean Lanvin: John Lon-van (with an almost non-existent n in "ven")

Jil Sander: Jil Sunder

John Galliano: John Gall-lee-a-no

Karl Lagerfeld: Ka-ral La-ger-fell-d

Kris Van Assche: Kris Van Ash

L'Occitane: Lox-ee-ton

Loewe: Low-ehh-vay

Louis Vuitton: Loo-wee Vee-tan

Manolo Blahnik: Muh-no-low Blo-nick

Marchesa: Mar-kay-sa

Martin Margiela: Maar-tan Marjella

Miu Miu: Mew Mew

Monique Lhuillier: Monique l'oo-li-ay

Moschino: Mos-quee-no

Nicolas Ghesquiere: Ni-co-la guess-key-air

Olivier Theyskens: olivi-ay tay-skins

Proenza-Schouler: Pro-en-za Skool-er

Pucci: Poochie

Raf Simons: Rough Seemon

Roberto Cavalli: RO-ber-to Ka-VA-lee

Rochas: Rosha

Salvatore Ferragamo: Sal-va-tor Ferr-A-ga-mo

Tsubi: Soo-bee

Yigal Azrouel: Yee-gal As-roo-elle

Yves Saint Laurent: Ee-SAY-lor-hon (To skip the troublem, just say YSL)

See, it's not that difficult.

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