How to Pronounce Designer Brands
An a–z guide to up your fashionista game
You are out shopping, eyeing some fabulous designer garb and then it hits you, you have no idea how to pronounce the brand! Up your fashionista game and never be stumped by a designer name again. Here’s a handy A–Z list of how to pronounce some of the toughies out there. Need help with a name? Type it into the comments and I'll add it to the list!
A
ALTUZARRA
Agent Provacateur – AH-ghant pro-VAC-a-TOOR
Altuzarra – al-tu-ZAH-ruh
Ann Demeulemeester – ANN de-MOO-leh-meester
Armani Preivé – ar-MAHN-ee PRE-vay
Azzedine Alaïa – AZZ-uh-deen a-LYE-ah
B
BOTTEGA VENETA
Badgley Mischka – BADGE-ley MISH-ka
Balenciaga – ba-len-SEE-ah-guh
Balmain – bahl-MAHN
Bottega Veneta – boh-TAY-guh VIN-un-tuh
Bvlgari – BUHL-guh-ree
Burberry Prorsum – BUR-bur-ee PROR-sum
Boucheron – BOO-sher-ohn
C
CHRISTIAN DIOR
Camilla Skovgaard – ca-MILLA SKOVE-guard
Carolina Herrera – caro-LEE-na herr-AIR-uh
Cartier – KAH-tee-ay
Céline – seh-LEEN
Christian Dior – KRIS-chen dee-YOR
Christian Lacroix – KRIS-chen la-KWAH
Christian Louboutin – KRIS-chen LOO-boo-tahn
Commes de Garçons – KOM day gar-SOHN
D
DOLCE & GABBANA
David Yurman – DAY-vid YUR-man
Dior Homme – dee-YOR OHM
Dolce & Gabbana – dol-CHAY and ga-BAH-na
Dries Van Noten – drees van NO-ten
G
GIAMBATTISTA VALLI
Giambattista Valli – JOM-ba-TEE-sta VA-lee
Giuseppe Zanotti – gi-SEPP-ee za-NO-tee
Givenchy – gee-VAHN-shee or zhee-von-she
Gucci – GOO-chee
J
JOIE
Jean-Paul Gaultier – JOHN PAUL GO-tee-ay
John Galliano – JOHN gal-ee-AH-no
John Varvatos – JOHN var-VAY-tos
Joie — ZWhä
Junya Watanabe – JOON-ya wa-tah-NAH-beh
M
MAISON MARGIELA
Mackage – MA-cahge
Maison Margiela – may-SOHN mar-GELLA
Manolo Blahnik – ma-NO-la BLAH-mick
Marchesa – mar-KAY-sah
Missoni – miss-OH-nee
Miu Miu – MEW MEW
Miuccia Prada – MYOO-cha PRA-da
Monique Lhuillier – mo-NEEK lool-YAY
Monse – mon-SAY
Moschino – mo-SKEE-no
R
REBECCA MINKOFF
Rebecca Minkoff –re-BECCA MINK-off
Riccardo Tisci – ri-CAR-do TI-shee
Roberto Cavalli – RO-ber-TO cah-VALL-ee
Rochas – ro-CHAS
Rodarte – ro-DAR-tay
Roger Vivier – RO-ger viv-VEE-yay
Roland Mouret – RO-land MOO-ray
V
VALENTINO
Valentino – val-en-TEE-no
Van Cleef & Arpels – van CLEEF and ar-PELLZ
Versace – ver-SAH-chee
Via Spiga – VEE-AH SPEE-gah
Viktor & Rolf – VIK-tor and ROLF
Vionnet – VEE-oh-NAY
E
ERDEM
Emilio Pucci – un-MEE-lee-oh POO-chee
Erdem – ERR-dem
Ermenegildo Zegna – ERR-men-Gil-do ZAYN-ah
Etienne Aigner – eh-TEA-yen AHN-ay
Etro – ET-row
H
HERMÈS
Hermès – err-MEZ
Hervé Léger – ERR-vey Le-JAY
K
KIKI DE MONTPARNASSE
Karl Lagerfeld – KARL LAH-ger-feld
Kiki de Montparnasse – KEE-KEE day MONT-par-nass
N
NORMA KAMLI
Nanette Lepore – na-NET le-PORE
Narciso Rodriguez – nar-CIS-co rod-REE-gez
Norma Kamali – NOR-ma kah-MAL-ee
S
SIGERSON MORRISON
Salvatore Ferragamo – sal-va-TOR-ay fair-ah-GAH-mo
Sergio Rossi – SER-gio ROSSI
Shiseido – shi-SAY-do
Shu Uemura – SHOO oo-moo-RAH
Sigerson Morrison — see-GER-son MOR-i-son
Sonia Rykiel – SO-nya REE-key-el
Swarovski – swar-OV-skee
Y
YVES SAINT LAURENT BEAUTY
Yigal Azrouël – YEE-gal AHZ-roo-el
Yves Saint Laurent – EVE sahn LO-rahn
F
FENDI
Fendi – FEN-dee
I
ISABEL MARANT
Isabel Marant – IS-a-bel MAR-ant
Issey Miyake – ih-SEE mee-YAH-ke
L
L'OCCITANE
L’Occitane – L-OSS-i-tayne
Lancȏme – LAHN-cohm
Lanvin – lahn-VAHN
Laura Mercier – LOR-ah mer-see-AY
Loewe – LO-ay-vay
Louis Vuitton – LOO-ee VWEE-ton
P
PROENZA SCHOULER
Perricone MD – pear-i-CONE M-D
Piazza Sempione – pee-AH-zah SEM-pee-oh-nay
Pour La Victoire – POOR lah VIC-tor-ee
Prabal Gurung – PRAH-bal goo-RUNG
Prada – PRA-da
Prevage – preh-VAHGE
Proenza Schouler – pro-ENZA SKOO-ler
Pucci – POO-chi
T
THAKOON
Tag Heuer – TAG HOY-err
Thakoon – TA-koon
Thierry Mugler – TERRY MOO-gler
Trovata – tro-VA-ta
Z
ZAC POSEN
Zac Posen — ZAC PO-zen