Difficult Designer / Brand Pronunciation #1 - Page 11

Morningstar · 18-01-2005

Rei Kawakubo

1. There is no R sound in Japanese. R sounds like L:
2. U sounds like the u in chute: "oo"
3. O is flat like in open

l-eh-ee
Kah-Wah-Ku-Bo

Is the best I could do phonetically.

Issey Miyake

I suspect and believe I read somewhere Miyake changed his name to Issey to make it easier for westerners to pronounce. There's really no way I can think of to write that name using the Japanese vowel consanant combonation. I figure it was originally Isei.

Anyway, Miyake in a Japanese pronouciation is:

Me-Yah-Keh

Junya Watanabe

Junya. The "Jun" sounds like the month June so it would be:

Joon-Yah

Watanabe. N sound is sort of weird to explain. It's sort of a short "n" sound that you would hear at the begining of the word no or nah.

Wah-Tah-Na-Beh

Morningstar · 18-01-2005

Proenza Schouler

This girl that was in my class started hanging out with one of the guys sister and she said that it's actually pronounced like: Schooler/Skool-Er. I still don't know which is right for sure.

**Meg** · 19-01-2005

Thanks morning star though I think I'm still going to pronounce rei wrong.

As for Schouler I've done some thinking about this and it really depends whether the last name is German or Italian. If it's german, it's shoe-ler, if it's italian, it's skoo-ler. I think it acceptable to pronounce them either way.

morgan38 · 22-01-2005

I've heard Lanvin pronounced a few different ways. Does anybody know for sure?

POTC_ROXS · 22-01-2005

How do you pronounce Blahnik?

morgan38 · 22-01-2005

Quote:

Originally Posted by POTC_ROXS

How do you pronounce Blahnik?

i believe it is.. blah-nick

Nemova · 22-01-2005

Quote:

Originally Posted by morgan38

I've heard Lanvin pronounced a few different ways. Does anybody know for sure?

Lûn-vûn, I guess.

Mr. Lee · 22-01-2005

lon veen?

Spike413 · 22-01-2005

Actually I believe the correct pronunciation is Lon-van with very little enphasis on the second N....could be wrong though.

tealady · 23-01-2005

This link might be useful:

http://fashion.about.com/cs/designers/l/blpronounce.htm

POTC_ROXS · 23-01-2005

Wow thanks tealady!

model_mom · 23-01-2005

That was neat,thanks tealady

TheSoCalledPrep · 23-01-2005

Quote:

Originally Posted by POTC_ROXS

How do you pronounce Blahnik?

exactly as it looks... blaw nick...

AlexN · 23-01-2005

For more Lanvin suggestions, go back and read the rest of this thread. It has already been covered quite a bit. : )

AlexN · 23-01-2005

Quote:

Originally Posted by morgan38

i believe it is.. blah-nick

That is correct.

18-01-2005	#151
Morningstar Estrella de la mañana Profile: Location: Brooklyn, NY Gender: homme Posts: 252	Rei Kawakubo 1. There is no R sound in Japanese. R sounds like L: 2. U sounds like the u in chute: "oo" 3. O is flat like in open l-eh-ee Kah-Wah-Ku-Bo Is the best I could do phonetically. Issey Miyake I suspect and believe I read somewhere Miyake changed his name to Issey to make it easier for westerners to pronounce. There's really no way I can think of to write that name using the Japanese vowel consanant combonation. I figure it was originally Isei. Anyway, Miyake in a Japanese pronouciation is: Me-Yah-Keh Junya Watanabe Junya. The "Jun" sounds like the month June so it would be: Joon-Yah Watanabe. N sound is sort of weird to explain. It's sort of a short "n" sound that you would hear at the begining of the word no or nah. Wah-Tah-Na-Beh Last edited by Morningstar : 18-01-2005 at 09:22 PM.

22-01-2005	#155
POTC_ROXS backstage pass Profile: Location: Toronto Gender: femme Posts: 536	How do you pronounce Blahnik? __________________ If money hasnt changed you, you obviously arent making enough

22-01-2005	#159
Spike413 barcode Profile: Location: New York Gender: homme Posts: 14,212	Actually I believe the correct pronunciation is Lon-van with very little enphasis on the second N....could be wrong though. __________________ You need to move fashion forward when there's a reason to move fashion forward - Tom Ford

23-01-2005	#160
tealady V.I.P. Profile: Location: Washington, DC Posts: 6,318	This link might be useful: http://fashion.about.com/cs/designers/l/blpronounce.htm __________________ Dress shabbily and they remember the dress; dress impeccably and they remember the woman -- Coco Chanel

23-01-2005	#161
POTC_ROXS backstage pass Profile: Location: Toronto Gender: femme Posts: 536	Wow thanks tealady! __________________ If money hasnt changed you, you obviously arent making enough

18-01-2005	#152
Morningstar Estrella de la mañana Profile: Location: Brooklyn, NY Gender: homme Posts: 252	Proenza Schouler This girl that was in my class started hanging out with one of the guys sister and she said that it's actually pronounced like: Schooler/Skool-Er. I still don't know which is right for sure.

19-01-2005	#153
Meg inspired contemplation Profile: Mod Squad Leader Location: London by way of North America Gender: femme Posts: 16,919	Thanks morning star though I think I'm still going to pronounce rei wrong. As for Schouler I've done some thinking about this and it really depends whether the last name is German or Italian. If it's german, it's shoe-ler, if it's italian, it's skoo-ler. I think it acceptable to pronounce them either way.

22-01-2005	#154
morgan38 V.I.P. Profile: Gender: femme Posts: 4,397	I've heard Lanvin pronounced a few different ways. Does anybody know for sure?

22-01-2005	#158
Mr. Lee backstage pass Profile: Location: New York Posts: 805	lon veen?

23-01-2005	#162
model_mom V.I.P. Profile: Posts: 15,195	That was neat,thanks tealady

23-01-2005	#164
AlexN V.I.P. Profile: Location: Kansas City, Missouri Gender: homme Posts: 8,771	For more Lanvin suggestions, go back and read the rest of this thread. It has already been covered quite a bit. : )

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