A Cup of Fashion Soup for the Soul..

In order to get myself out of my sad disposition, due to my beloved dog passing, I went to my fashion book library in my house and sank in fashion for hours. Don't judge, at least it wasn't food, drugs, or alcohol.

I don't know when I actually started following designers and their history. But, I do have enough books about them to constitute as a collection, One of the things I try my best to do is to find out the pronunciation of the label. It is so embarrassing to mispronounce something you are paying a lot of money for. So, I found a simple guideline for you're reading pleasure.

1. Badgley Mischka: Badge-lee Meesh-ka
2. Balenciaga: Bah-len-see-AH-gah
3. Bottega Veneta: Bo-tega Ven-e-ta
4. Bulgari: Ball-gah-ree
5. Burberry Prorsum: Bur-bur-ree Pror-some

1. Cacharel: Cash-er-el
2. Carolina Herrera: Caro-leena Hair-era
3. Cesare Paciotti: Che-sah-ray Pah-cho-tee
4. Chaiken: Chay-ken
5. Chanel: Shuh-nel
6. Christian Louboutin: Loo-boo-tin (“tin” rhymes with the French word “vin”)
7. Christian Dior: Dee-yor
8. Commes des Garcons: Comb day Garse-on, gentle ‘on’ sound on the end

1. Dolce & Gabbana: Dole-chay
2. Dries Van Noten: Drees Van Know-ten

1. Ermenegildo Zegna: Er-men-a-geel-do Zen-ya
2. Etro: Eh-tro

1. Fendi: Fend-ee

1. Gareth Pugh: Gareth Pew
2. Giles Deacon: Jy-els Dee-kin
3. Givenchy: Jhee-von-shee
4. Giambattista Valli: Gee-ahm-battista Valley
5. Gianfranco Ferre: Sj-yawn-franco Fair-ay
6. Gucci: Goo-chee

1. Haute couture: If you say ‘Hot Kew-ture’ or Kucher, you’ll want to change that to ‘oat ku tour’


2. Hermès: Air-mez
3. Hervé Léger: Air-vay Lay-jay

1. Issey Miyake: Eees-Ay Me-Yah-Kee not Is-he

1. Jean Paul Gaultier: Sj-awn Paul Goat-ee-ay


2. Junya Watanabe: Joon-ya Wah-tah-nah-bay

1. Lacroix: La-kwah
2. Lanvin: Lon-vin (“vin” also rhymes with the French word for “wine”)
3. Loewe: Low-ev-ay
4. Louis Vuitton: Loo-ee Voo-ee-ton

1. Madame Gres: Madame Gray
2. Marchesa: Mar-kay-sa
3. Marithe Francois Girbaud: Jer-bo
4. Missoni: Miss-own-ee
5. Moschino: Mo-ski-no
6. Monique Lhullier: Mo-neek Loo-lee-ay

1. Narciso Rodriguez: Nar-siss-so Ro-dree-gez
2. Nicolas Ghesquière: Ni-co-la Guess-ki-air

1. Olivier Theyskens: Oli-vier Tay-skins

1. Pierre Cardin: Pee-air Car-dain
2. Proenza Schouler: Pro-enza Skool-er not Schoo-ler

1. Ralph Lauren: Ralph Lauren (as in Lauren the girl’s name, not Sophia Loren)


2. Rodarte: Ro-dart-tay

1. Sonia Rykiel: Sonia Ree-kee-eel


2. Swarovski: swore-off-ski

1. Thakoon: Ta-koon
2. Thierry Mugler: Tee-air-ree Moog-lay
3. Tibi: Tbi (not Tee-bee)
4. Tocca: Toe-ka

1. Versace: Ver-saw-chee or Ver-sawch-eh with a soft ‘eh’ on the end NOT Vur-sace
2. Vionnet: Vee-oh-nay

1. Yves Saint Laurent: Eve-san-Laur-ahnt
2. Yohji Yamamoto: Yo-jee Ya-ma-mo-to
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