‘Haute’ is not ‘Hot’
How to pronounce common fashion terms
If you want to be a sophisticated fashion girl, then it's time to up your vocab game. No one wants to be passé! Here's a list of 30 fashion terms that will get you sounding like a fashion editor in no time.
A
Atelier – ah-tuh-lee-AY
Aubergine– O-bur-jeen
Avant-Garde – ah-von-GUARD
B
Bouffant – boo-FON
C
Chambray – SHAM-bray
Chenille – shan-tee-yee
Chic – sheek
Chignon – she-NON
Chiné – she-NAY
Coiffure – kwaf-FURE
Couture – ko-TOOR
Couturier – ko-TOOR-re-AY
Culottes – KOO-lots
D
Décolletage – day-co-lay-TAHGZ
d'Orsay – dore-say
E
Empire – OHM-peer
H
Haute Couture – OAT kuh-TOOR
F
Faux – foh
M
Macramé – MAC-ruh-may
Maison – maze-ON
Maison de Haute Couture – maze-ON duh oat kou-TOOR
Mode Militaire – mode mi-lee-TARE
O
Oeuvre – UH-vruh
Ombré – ohm-BRAY
P
Parfumerie – par-fume-air-ee
Passementerie – pass-men-tar-ee
Pret-a-porte – pret-uh-pore-TAY
R
Rouching – ROOSH-ing
T
Toque – tow-KAW
Trompe l'oeil – trom-PUH luh-OYE
