When following fashion, you need to be able to pronounce the names of all of the top tier designer labels. Most couture houses are European, making pronunciation difficult, at first glance. There’s nothing more embarrassing than mispronouncing a designer’s name! Here is a list of a few well known designers with the phonetic pronunciation of each of their names:
Christian Lacroix – Kris-TEE-ahn lah-KWAH
Hermès – “air” ‘MEHZ
Hervé Léger – ur VAY leh-ZHAIR
Yves Saint Laurent – eev saint luh RAW(NG))
Givenchy - zhee-VAH(N)-shee
Monique Lhullier - moe-NEEK lu LEE ae
Moschino - moe SKI noe
Balenciaga - bah len see AH gah
Lanvin - law(n) va(n) *n is nearly silent
Proenza Schouler - pro EN sa shoo ler
Jean Paul Gaultier - zhahn pall GO tee ae
Louis Vuitton - loo ee vee tawn
