Difficult Designer / Brand Pronunciation

[Thorin]

Why is it 'draw' and not 'dro' ?

Yes, better dro.

 

[Odette]

Well I think Thorin tried to explain it cause usually english speaking people pronounce draw the way us(french, italian, spanish,portuguese...) pronounce dro. I think draw is perfect cause not many people would pronounce dro with an "o" sound and draw on the other hand is pronounce like dro.

 

[frillonassook]

im not sure if someone corrected it
but its actually pronounced like day for des in french and not de.
so comme des garcons is like "com day gar son".

 

[Thorin]

im not sure if someone corrected it
but its actually pronounced like day for des in french and not de.
so comme des garcons is like "com day gar son".

No, it's De.

 

[CharlottefromCA]

I don't pronounce the N in son either.. is that right?

 

[Thorin]

I don't pronounce the N in son either.. is that right?

It's a "nasal n". It's a typical sound of French...It's the same of Vuitton, and it's not completely pronounced.

It's something similar to the classic Yoga sound 'ohm' , with N instead that M

 

[Arturo21]

You also have to look at how different people from different areas of the world pronounce things. I live here in the US, and I know for sure DELL is pronounced differently than in my native land of Venezuela, where the speak spanish (a language of the Latin category, along with French, Italian, etc....where many of these names derive from) So the "dell" in DELL'ACQUA is different to an Italian than it is to an American.

also with the 'de', in latin-category languages...it's a "deh". In English, moste people would say something like "dee" or if not, "day". Both incorrect.

 

[KrissPenn149]

No, it's De.

Actually, Odette, you're completely right. En français, 'des' is pronounced like "day", and 'de' almost sound like the proverbial American 'duh'.

The Spanish 'de' need not apply to the french 'de' as the 'e' is accentuated far stronger than in French.

Even Portuguese from Brazil and Portugal vary on the 'de', with Brazil pronouncing it like the letter 'g' w/out the 'e' sound and Portugal saying like a 'thuh'.

French: Odette, vous avez tout a fait raison, bien sur

English: "Odette, you are completely right, of course"

 

[enfant_squelette]

C'est drole car moi, j'habite au Montréal, en Québec, Canada. Ici on parle presque tous en Francais alors je peux facilement vous aider avec la prononciation des noms que vous en discutent. Vous avez seulement a me demander, je te jure que mon Francais est tres bonne!

And, well, yeah I speak english too. So my point is, vaguely, that I can help you out with french pronounciations.

Love,

émilia.

 

[kelly t.]

Okay, I'll admit: I'm too lazy to check back through all those pages to see if this was asked, but how do you pronounce Dries Van Noten?

Is the Dries actually pronounced like "dries" (like, drying your clothes drying dry..dries.....)? Or is it "dree-ehs" or "dreees" or "dreez"

 

[justinelm]

I usually say "Er-mez" for Hermes. It's probably wrong though.

hermes = air - mess

 

[AlexN]

Okay, I'll admit: I'm too lazy to check back through all those pages to see if this was asked, but how do you pronounce Dries Van Noten?

Is the Dries actually pronounced like "dries" (like, drying your clothes drying dry..dries.....)? Or is it "dree-ehs" or "dreees" or "dreez"

Like "trees" with a "d"

 

[CharlottefromCA]

This isn't a designer.. but I've always wondered how to pronounce demarchelier.. the photographer.

 

[AudiEC]

Actually, Odette, you're completely right. En français, 'des' is pronounced like "day", and 'de' almost sound like the proverbial American 'duh'.

The Spanish 'de' need not apply to the french 'de' as the 'e' is accentuated far stronger than in French.

Even Portuguese from Brazil and Portugal vary on the 'de', with Brazil pronouncing it like the letter 'g' w/out the 'e' sound and Portugal saying like a 'thuh'.

French: Odette, vous avez tout a fait raison, bien sur

English: "Odette, you are completely right, of course"

Ah. C'est jusqu'ament le que je va dire. Pardon mon francais est detestable.

Mais je devrais le pratiquer.

 

[gabich]

Vous êtes vraiment trop marrant ! À essayer de prononcer les noms de grandes maisons parisiennes ! Nicolas Ghesquière ...That's a hard one for you guys ! or Emmanuel Ungaro, Comme des garçons...ect.

As a Parisienne I find it pretty funny..although my english accent is pretty terrible...(hahaha)

 

[gabich]

Actually, Odette, you're completely right. En français, 'des' is pronounced like "day", and 'de' almost sound like the proverbial American 'duh'.

The Spanish 'de' need not apply to the french 'de' as the 'e' is accentuated far stronger than in French.

Even Portuguese from Brazil and Portugal vary on the 'de', with Brazil pronouncing it like the letter 'g' w/out the 'e' sound and Portugal saying like a 'thuh'.

French: Odette, vous avez tout a fait raison, bien sur

English: "Odette, you are completely right, of course"

''des''is not pronouced like ''day'' ! ''des'' is a much more clear sound than day ! DEsis morelike the E in PrincEss ( you dont pronouce the sss sound at the end)... French is hard

 

[justinelm]

''des''is not pronouced like ''day'' ! ''des'' is a much more clear sound than day ! DEsis morelike the E in PrincEss ( you dont pronouce the sss sound at the end)... French is hard

I don't think "dEs" 'E sounds the same as the E in "PrincEss" ... I not exactly "day" either ... not sure what the english equivalent would be. (et je sais de quoi je parle quand je prononce des mots en Francais).

Maybe something closer to the first syllab of "Destitution" for example?

 

[fashionistasista]

i always wondered about louboutin
how is it pronounced??
lou as in lieu
bou as in taking a bow
tin as in a tin but a soft n?
or loo - boo - tin??
im so confused and hear different apropriations from different people

 

[melt977]

could someone clarify 'theyskens'please

 

[em 692]

i say Louboutin "loo-bah-tahn"
...as in going to "the loo" and bah-tahn like "baton"