Fashion Phonetics by Elle UK
How well do you know your designers?
There are many International designers on the fashion scene and sure enough, some of the names take some thinking about before pronouncing.
Well, thanks to ‘Elle Magazine UK’s Fashion phonetics’ we can now confidently talk about our favourite designers without being corrected.
Here are some names that you might be familiar with. I have also taken the liberty to put face to name where possible.
Lanvin: lon-van
Marchesa: mar-key-sa
Moschino: moss-key-no
Loewe: low-ev-aye
Erotokritos: er-otto-crete-us
Herve Leger: her-vay le-j-air
Hermes: er-mez
Avsh alom gur: av-sha-lom-gurr
Burberry Prorsum: burr-berry p-roar-sum
Giambattista Valli: gee-yam-bat-easter var-lee
Mawi: m-oy
Comptoirs des Cottoniers: con-twar day cot-on-yay
Pauric Sweeney: pore-ig swee-knee
Giuseppe Zanotti: ji-sep-ee za-not-ee
Gianfranco Ferre: gee-anne-franko fair-er
Thakoon: ta-coon
Rei Kawakubo: ray ka-wa-coo-bo and founder of Comme des Garcons: com day gar-s-on
Charles Anastase: charles anna – stars
Irina Lazareanu: eye-re-na la-za-ray-nu
Coco Rocha: co-co rosh-ah
Alexa Adams and Flora Gill are the designers behind Ohne Titel: own-er teet-al
Roksanda Illincic: rok-san-der ill-in-ch-itch
Mark Eley and Wakako Kishimoto are behind label Eley Kishimoto: eel-ee kish-ee-mow-toe
Miuccia Prada: moo-chi-a pra-da
Andrew Gn: an-drew jen
Sonia Rykiel: son-ya rick-eel
Azzedine Alaia: az-a-dean a-lie-ya
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Jean Charles de Castelbajac: je-on sh-arl de cass-tell-bar-yak
Marios Schwab: ma-ree-os shh-wab
Hussein Chalayan: who-sain sha-lie-on
Balenciaga: bal-en-see-aga (a young Balenciaga, born on January 21, 1895 and died March 23, 1972 aged 87)
Rodarte: row-dart-ay by sisters Kate and Laura Mulleavy
Stuart Weitzman: stew-ert wise-man
Spijkers en Spijkers: spike-ers ‘n’ spike-ers
Sophia Kokosalaki: so-fia coco-sa-la-ki
Proenza Schouler: pro-n-sa shoe-ler
Nicolas Ghesquiere: nicola guess-key-air
Narciso Rodriguez: nar-see-so rod-re-gez
Jean Paul Gaultier: john-paul go-tea-air
Ines van Lamsweerde and Vinoodh Matadin: in-ez van lambs-veard and vee-nude matt-a-din
Hedi Slimane: eddie slim-arn
Consuelo Castglioni: con-sway-low cass-till-e-an-ee
Alber Elbaz: al-bear el-baz
Osman Yousefzada: oz-man you-sef-zar-der
Agyness Deyn: ag-ness dean
Doutzen Kroes: doubt-zin cruise (Dutch Super Model)
So be in the know and do not embarrass yourself and get caught out with pronounciations.
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