Difficult Designer / Brand Pronunciation

[tott]

What about Martin Margiela?

 

[PrinceOfCats]

okay how do you pronounce yves saint laurent

Eve San Loh-ron

 

[stilettogirl84]

Eve San Loh-ron

thanks so much

 

[LilyGirl]

Eve San Loh-ron

I was typing the exact thing! how about "tse" (as in the sweaters)? is it "shay"? and I thought margiela was "mar-gee-elle-uh".

 

[AlexN]

I think it's Maar-jee-lah. But I don't really know.

 

[LilyGirl]

I think it's Maar-jee-lah. But I don't really know.

me either.

 

[fireatwill]

^I don't think anyone meant to be mean.

I've always wondered why so many people spell Miu Miu "Mui Mui". I see that ALL the time.

Maybe they weren't trying to be mean, but some people may view it as being mean. I just wanted to bring attention to it.

<3 ME.

 

[kleinesdeutsch]

how about alessandro dell'acqua?

 

[WhiteLotus]

Loewe, is one that I bet few people can pronounce and one that I was pronouncing wrong for ages until Tim Blanks on Fashion file said "l'oie'vie".

 

[AlexN]

^ That doesn't really help me. Could you spell it phonetically?

Maybe they weren't trying to be mean, but some people may view it as being mean. I just wanted to bring attention to it.

<3 ME.

Fair enough.

 

[LouiseyPeasey]

Ghesquiere - guess-key-AIR

Lanvin - lawn-VAn (very light on the "n" in van)

Hermes - air-mehz

Givenchy - zhee-VON-shee

Comme des Garcons - com-day-gar-SOHn (slight n on the SO, like in Lanvin)

Lacroix - lah-CWAH

Haute Couture - oat-coo-TYOOR (if said fast, oat-c'choor)

Sonia Rykiel - sohn-ya-ree-KYEL

Rochas - roh-shas

Plein Sud - plen sued (as in "she sued for divorce")

faux - foe

Yves Saint Laurent - eve-san-lo-RAHn

Chantecaille - shawn-tuh-KAI (same sound as in KAYak)

Azzedine Alaia - a-zuh-deen uh-LIE-ah

Thierry Mugler - terry myu-glare

Celine - seh-lyn is the French Canadian accent, so it's correct for Celine Dion, but in France it's seh-LEEN.

Vuitton - vwee-TONE

Poiret - pwah-RAY

Jean Paul Gaultier - zhawn-pole-goat-YAY

Courreges - coo-REZH

 

[rach2jlc]

Earlier someone posted on the pronunciation of a few Japanese designers and I just wanted to add a few additions to what was mentioned:

Rei Kawakubo-
Rei: the "r" is like a Spanish rolled r (as someone mentioned), but roll it only once. Don't go with a full rolled "r." So, you get something sounding closer to "Day" than "Ray" or "Lay" or the "r" in Roberto.

Kawakubo- there is actually very little stress in Japanese, compared to English. But, there is a SLIGHT stress on the second syllable (as someone mentioned), but not too much. So, it is more like KAH- WAH- KOO- BOW than kaWAAAAkubo.

Issey Miyake-
EE-SAY ME-YAH-KEH The last syllable ISN'T like "key", but more like "keh."

Mihara Yasuhiro- MEE-HAH-RAH (again, the "r" is between an English r, l, and d... the same as in Rei Kawakubo) and YAH-SUE-HEE-ROW, with a SLIGHT stress on the 3rd syllable.

As for the other questions, Martin Margiela is Mar-tan (LIGHT on the "n" though, not a full American 'n") and Mar-zhee-ela. Also, go easy on the "zhee."

John

 

[Lena]

What about Martin Margiela?

MartEn MarZE la
bold = accent

 

[enak]

Ghesquiere - guess-key-AIR

Lanvin - lawn-VAn (very light on the "n" in van)

Hermes - air-mehz

Givenchy - zhee-VON-shee

Comme des Garcons - com-day-gar-SOHn (slight n on the SO, like in Lanvin)

Lacroix - lah-CWAH

Haute Couture - oat-coo-TYOOR (if said fast, oat-c'choor)

Sonia Rykiel - sohn-ya-ree-KYEL

Rochas - roh-shas

Plein Sud - plen sued (as in "she sued for divorce")

faux - foe

Yves Saint Laurent - eve-san-lo-RAHn

Chantecaille - shawn-tuh-KAI (same sound as in KAYak)

Azzedine Alaia - a-zuh-deen uh-LIE-ah

Thierry Mugler - terry myu-glare

Celine - seh-lyn is the French Canadian accent, so it's correct for Celine Dion, but in France it's seh-LEEN.

Vuitton - vwee-TONE

Poiret - pwah-RAY

Jean Paul Gaultier - zhawn-pole-goat-YAY

Courreges - coo-REZH

Great post! Bsmartass:

 

[Hana_N]

^ Indeed!

How do you pronounce Theyskens?
Is the th like the or is the h mute?

 

[tott]

MartEn MarZE la
bold = accent

Thanks!

 

[faust]

MartEn MarZE la
bold = accent

I thought it was MarZHE la?

 

[droogist]

How do you pronounce Theyskens?
Is the th like the or is the h mute?

The h is mute

 

[Hana_N]

^ Okay, thanks!

 

[kimtch]

also, is chloe just pronounced like the name is? or is pronounced in the french way with an accent on the e? i think there is an actual accent about the e on the logo, but i seem to hear everyone pronouncing it without the accent....