Sunday, 31 January 2010

Fashionable Pronunciation

For those who devour fashion via magazines and shopping trips it's possible to love some of the international labels without having a clue how to pronounce them. Here is a short pronunciation guide for those occasions when you stray into the fashion world and need to prove that you know what we're talking about.

AQUASCUTUM \ah-kwa-skew-tum\
AZZEDINE ALAIA \ az-a-dean a-lie-ya
BALENCIAGA \ba-len-see-ah-ga\
BALMAIN \bal-ma\
BURBERRY PRORSUM \ burr-berry p-roar-sum
CHANEL \ sha-nell
CHRISTIAN DIOR \ cris-dee-an dee-or
CHRISTIAN LACROIX \ cris-tee-yon la-kwa
CHRISTIAN LOUBOUTIN \ cris-tee-yon loo-boo-ta
CHLOE \clow-ay\
COCO ROCHA \ coe-coe roe-sha
COMME DES GARCONS \com day gar-s-on\
DOLCE & GABBANA \ dol-chay-ay ga-baa-na
FENDI \ fenn-di
GIORGIO ARMANI \ jor-jo ar maa-nee
GIVENCHY \Jhee-Von-Shee\
GUCCI \ goo-chi
GUY LAROCHE \ ghee la-rosh
HERMÈS \er-mez\
HERVE LEGER \ air-vay lay-j-air
JEAN CHARLES DE CASTELBAJAC \ je-on sh-arl de cass-tell-bar-ja
JEAN PAUL GAULTIER \ john-paul go-tea-air
KINDER AGGUGINI \ kin-der ag-you-jean-ee
LANVIN \ lon-van
LOUIS VUITTON \ loo-i vi-tonn
MAISON MARTIN MARGIELA \ may-zon mar-tan mar-jel-a
MARCHESA \mar-key-sah\
MISSONI \ miss-son-ee
MIU MIU \mew-mew\
MIUCCIA PRADA \ moo-chi-a pra-da
MOSCHINO \ moss-key-no
PRADA \ prar-da
PROENZA SCHOULER \ pro-n-sa shoe-ler
REI KAWAKUBO \ ray ka-wa-coo-bo
RODARTE \ro-dar-tay\
SALVATORE FERRAGAMO \ sal-va-tour-ay fer-er-gar-mow
SONIA RYKIEL \ son-ya ree-kee-el\
THIERRY MUGLER \ tea-air-ee moo-glay
VERSACE \ Vir-Saa-Chee
YVES SAINT LAURENT \ eev son lo-ron

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