Pet Peeves! Vol. 1

So I've decided to add something new to the blog... & it will be "My Pet Peeves" stuff that really bothers me... Fashion use to be my THING, & I would absolutely HATE (STILL DO) when people mispronounced Designers names... I don't want anyone pronouncing Ralph Lauren's last name in the same alliteration as Sophia Lauren. It's Lauren, like the girl's name... So Read, & learn! :-P




A

1. Abaeté: Ah-bye-ah-tay

2. Alejandro Ingelmo: Allay-handro In-gel-mo

3. Andrew Gn: Andrew Jen (rhymes with “ten”)

4. Andy Thê-Anh: An-dee Tay-Ann

5. Anya Hindmarch: Ahn-ya Heind-march

6. Arthur Mendonça: Ar-thur Men-doe-sa




B

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




C

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




D

1. Dolce & Gabbana: Dole-chay

2. Dries Van Noten: Drees Van Know-ten




E

1. Ermenegildo Zegna: Er-men-a-geel-do Zen-ya

2. Etro: Eh-tro

F

1. Fendi: Fend-ee

G

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

7. Guy Laroche: Ghee La-roash

H

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

2. Hedi Slimane: Eddy Sli-mahn

3. Hermès: Air-mez

4. Hervé Léger: Air-vay Lay-jay

5. Hussein Chalayan: Who-sane Sha-lion




I

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

J

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

2. Joeffer Caoc: Joe-fur Kay-ock

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

L

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

5. Lucien Pellat-Finet: Lu-see-en Peh-lought Fin-ay




M

1. Madame Gres: Madame Gray

2. Marchesa: Mar-kay-sa

3. Marithe Francois Girbaud: Jer-bo

4. Mainbocher: Maynbo-shay

5. Missoni: Miss-own-ee

6. Moschino: Mo-ski-no

7. Monique Lhullier: Mo-neek Loo-lee-ay

N

1. Narciso Rodriguez: Nar-siss-so Ro-dree-gez

2. Nicolas Ghesquière: Ni-co-la Guess-ki-air


O

1. Olivier Theyskens: Oli-vier Tay-skins

P

1. Pierre Cardin: Pee-air Car-dain

2. Proenza Schouler: Pro-enza Skool-er not Schoo-ler




R

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

2. Rei Kawakubo: Ray Kah-wah-koo-bo

3. Rodarte: Ro-dart-tay




S

1. 6267: Six-two-six-seven (not Sixty-two-sixty-seven)

2. Sonia Rykiel: Sonia Ree-kee-eel

3. Sophia Kokosalaki: So-fee-a Ko-ko-sah-lah-kee

4. Swarovski: swore-off-ski




T

1. Thakoon: Ta-koon

2. Thierry Mugler: Tee-air-ree Moog-lay

3. Tibi: Tbi (not Tee-bee)

4. Tocca: Toe-ka




V

1. Versace: Ver-saw-chee or Ver-sawch-eh with a soft 'eh' on the end NOT Vur-sace

2. Vionnet: Vee-oh-nay


Y

1. Yves Saint Laurent: Eve-san-Laur-ahnt

2. Yohji Yamamoto: Yo-jee Ya-ma-mo-to