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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