Ever found yourself stuck for words when trying to pronounce some of the trickier names in the fashion lexicon? Us too. And, we figured, if we find it hard, then pity the poor woman who has a normal life and no time to study such things. So for anyone who has ever stumbled over Sonia Rykiel or mumbled their way through Martin Margiela, Team Bazaar has compiled the ultimate cheat sheet to help fashion fans master the dialects of the designer alphabet. Practice makes perfect... Anna Sui: anna swee Ann Demeulemeester: ann de-mule-eh-meester Azzedine Alaia: azz-eh-deen ah-lie-ah Badgley Mischka: badge-lee meesh-kah Balenciaga: bah-len-see-ah-gah Balmain: bahl-mahhhhn Bottega Veneta: bow-tay-guh vah-netta Christian Lacroix: christian luh-kwa Christian Louboutin: christian loo-boo-tan Comme des Garçons: comb dey gah-sown Dolce & Gabbana: dol-chey and gab-ana Dries Van Noten: drees van know-ten Gareth Pugh: gareth pew Giambattista Valli: gee-am-bah-tease-ta vah-lee Gianfranco Ferre: gee-ahn-franco feh-ray Givenchy: zjee-von-shee Hermès: er-mez Hervé Léger: air-vay lay-jah Hussein Chalayan: hoo-sane sha-lion Issey Miyake: iss-ee mee-yah-key Jean Paul Gaultier: zhon paul go-tee-ay Junya Watanabe: jun-yah wat-an-ah-bey Kinder Aggugini: kinder ag-ooh-gee-nee Lanvin: lahn-vahn Loewe: loh-wev-eh Louis Vuitton: loo-wee vwee-tahn LWren Scott: la-ren scott Maison Martin Margiela: may-sohn martin mar-jhell-ah Marchesa: mar-kay-sah Mary Katrantzou: mary cat-trant-zoo Miu Miu: mew-mew Monique Lhuillier: monique le-hu-lee-ay Moschino: mos-key-no Olivier Theyskens: oh-liv-ee-ay tay-skins Proenza Schouler: pro-en-zuh skool-er Rochas: row-shahs Rodarte: row-dar-tay Roksanda Ilincic: roksanda ill-in-chik Salvatore Ferragamo: sal-vah-tor-re fer-ra-gah-moh Sonia Rykiel: sewn-yah ree-key-el Thakoon: tah-koon Versace: vur-sah-chee Yves Saint Laurent: eve san lau-ron Yohji Yamamoto: yoh-jee yam-ah-mo-to
Posted on: Sun, 30 Mar 2014 20:42:26 +0000
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