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    Say it Right

    December 28, 2008 /




    Found a cool little guide on     chicspy on how to pronounce all those lux brands you love:

    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. Yvonne Kai: E-von K-eye
    60. Zac Posen: Poe-zen

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