Difficult Designer / Brand Pronunciation

[vintage_princess]

Usually I would say the 1st.

 

[Dreamland]

some people say "her-meez" and it's kind of annoying.

 

[KhaoticKharma]

Madonna just called Olivier Theyskens "Oh-Liv-ee-AY Touch-Skens." I have never heard his name said before, so I assume she is right?

 

[maraschin0]

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

I only recently found out Givenchy was pronounced "Zhe-vaun-shay".

 

[stellablue]

Check out this site for more...

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

 

[Thorin]

Versace -- Vir- Saa- Cheeeeeeee

Not Ver-saays a la Elizabeth Berkley in the blockbuster!! Showgirls.

This is an English pronunciation, but the correct one is:
V e [like elephant]r s a tch e [always like the first e in elephant]

 

[Thorin]

Is Yohji [Yamamoto] pronounce "Yo-jee" or "yo-hee"?
Also, how is Moschino pronounced?
thank you!

Moschino is something similar to Moskeeno.

 

[AlexN]

Madonna just called Olivier Theyskens "Oh-Liv-ee-AY Touch-Skens." I have never heard his name said before, so I assume she is right?

Touch-skens? I don't think so.

 

[AudiEC]

I would be inclined to prounouce it Ohli-vi-yay Thees-kins but i've also been inclined to pronounce Fendi as Fandi. It sounds better to me as Fandi but yes i know i'm wrong.

I was right on Loewe though.

 

[lostinemotion]

ok, i was never really sure how to pronounce my fave jeans i am always talking about. but i heard it siwy, was pronounced, like "see wee". Someone at Ron Herman said "soo weee" like Anna Sui...but I always pronounced Ana Sui,like Ana "Sweee".
What the heck? Help. I need help with those 2.

 

[kathyjeanc]

^i've always pronounce "sui" like swee too, but my friend told me it was "soo". i've heard some other people say swee. help!!

 

[lostinemotion]

yeah, it totally threw me off!
how do we say siwy and how do we say sui?
On the style channel, they have definitely said sui, like "swee", but on the E channel, I heard "soo eee"
As for Siwy---???

 

[em 692]

Giles...in Giles Deacon. i can see it being said a couple different ways... am not sure of any

 

[kathyjeanc]

Giles...in Giles Deacon. i can see it being said a couple different ways... am not sure of any

"Giles" is pronounced like "jiles" which rhymes with miles.

 

[em 692]

Originally Posted by kathyjeanc:
"Giles" is pronounced like "jiles" which rhymes with miles.

if it rhymes with "miles"...then you would say it jy-els? sorry, i just want to make sure...

 

[KhaoticKharma]

ok, i was never really sure how to pronounce my fave jeans i am always talking about. but i heard it siwy, was pronounced, like "see wee". Someone at Ron Herman said "soo weee" like Anna Sui...but I always pronounced Ana Sui,like Ana "Sweee".
What the heck? Help. I need help with those 2.

That is an interesting one... alot of top people in the entertainment/fashion industry say Anna "Soo-wee." The most common way I have heard it said, however, is a way that hasn't even been mentioned yet: Anna "Sh-wee"

 

[kathyjeanc]

if it rhymes with "miles"...then you would say it jy-els? sorry, i just want to make sure...

yep

 

[susie_bubble]

I prounounce Anna Sui as a 'sway'
Could be on my own here...

 

[seeing_double]

How do you all pronounce lanvin...I have heard it so many different ways.

 

[Pastry]

Mr. Elbaz pronounces it Lon-vun-very soft n.

the vin part is always pronounced as ven with an almost unexisting "n". for example coq au vin.

* i'm sure someone will argue the "lon" part. there are variations.