becoming a scholar in the art of fashion designer pronunciation should require a four-year degree. for all you students out there who insist on pronouncing ralph lauren's last name in the same articulation as the actress sophia loren (it is, in fact, lauren: like the girl's name), we've put together a little cheat sheet of common pronunciation blunders. and remember, when dealing with haute couture, be sure to say "oat ku tour."
- andrew gn: andrew jen (rhymes with "ten")
- badgley mishka: badge-lee meesh-ka
- balenciaga: bah-len-see-AH-gah (not BAL-en-see-ah-gah)
- burberry: bur-bur-ree (not bur-BERRY)
- chanel: shuh-nel
- christian louboutin: christian loo-boo-tin
- dries van noten: drees van know-ten
- givenchy: jhee-von-shee
- giambattista valli: gee-ahm-battista valley
- gucci: goo-chee
- hermes: air-mez (please, please, no her-mees!)
- herve leger: air-vay lay-jay
- lanvin: lon-vin
- louis vuitton: loo-ee voo-ee-ton
- marchesa: mar-kay-sa
- monique lhullier: mo-neek loo-lee-ay
- nicolas ghesquiere: ni-co-la guess-key-air
- proenza schouler: pro-enza skool-er (commonly mispronounced schoo-ler)
- ralph lauren: ralph lauren (as in lauren, the girl's name)
- rodarte: ro-dart-tay
- swarovski: swore-off-ski
- versace: ver-saw-chee (not vur-sace)
- yves saint laurent: eve-san-laur-ahnt
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