We've all been there. You pool all of your money for the month on a gorgeous designer dress or custom tailored suit for a big event. You show up to said event, feeling like a million bucks, radiating your best possible self. Someone comes to compliment you, of course, and then asks, "Who are you wearing?"
You falter. Your heart pounds. Your palms start to sweat. You realize you have no idea how to actually pronounce the name of the designer, and now, in one second, you've been demoted from the king/queen of the palace to a complete and utter peasant fool.
And the worst part is that, every year, new designers with equally indecipherable names sprout on the fashion scene. You've only just mastered Givenchy and now you've got Yohji Yamamoto to deal with. Luckily, we've compiled this handy guide, so you don't end up with egg on your face at your next fashion-forward brunch. And for more great style tips, here are 14 Must-Have Looks from the Year's Most Anticipated Movies.
1 | Aritzia
The right way to pronounce it: uh-RI-tsi-ya
2 | Anna Sui
The right way to pronounce it: anna swee
3 | Ann Demeulemeester
The right way to pronounce it: ann de-mule-eh-meester
4 | Azzedine Alaia
The right way to pronounce it: azz-eh-deen ah-lie-ah
5 | Badgley Mischka
The right way to pronounce it: badge-lee meesh-kah
6 | Balenciaga
The right way to pronounce it: bah-len-see-ah-gah
7 | Balmain
The right way to pronounce it: bahl-mahhhhn
8 | Bottega Veneta
The right way to pronounce it: bow-tay-guh vah-netta
9 | Christian Lacroix
The right way to pronounce it: kreestyan luh-kwa
10 | Christian Louboutin
The right way to pronounce it: kreestyan loo-boo-tan
11 | Comme des Garçons
The right way to pronounce it: comb de gar-sohn
12 | Dolce & Gabbana
The right way to pronounce it: dol-chey and gab-ana
13 | Dries Van Noten
The right way to pronounce it: drees van know-ten
14 | Ermenegildo Zegna
The right way to pronounce it: er-me-ne-geel-do zen-ya
15 | Frederic Fekkai
The right way to pronounce it: fre-de-reek fe-kai
16 | Guess by Marciano
The right way to pronounce it: guess by mar-chee-a-no
17 | Giambattista Valli
The right way to pronounce it: gee-am-bah-tease-ta vah-lee
18 | Givenchy
The right way to pronounce it: zhee-von-shee
19 | Guerlain
The right way to pronounce it: ghor-lehng
20 | Henri Bendel
The right way to pronounce it: hen-ree ben-del
21 | Hermès
The right way to pronounce it: er-mez
22 | Hervé Léger
The right way to pronounce it: air-vay lay-jah
23 | Hussein Chalayan
The right way to pronounce it: hoo-sane sha-lion
24 | Issey Miyake
The right way to pronounce it: iss-ee mee-yah-key
25 | Jean Paul Gaultier
The right way to pronounce it: zhon paul go-tee-ay
26 | Junya Watanabe
The right way to pronounce it: jun-yah wat-an-ah-be
27 | Kinder Aggugini
The right way to pronounce it: kinder ag-ooh-gee-nee
28 | Lanvin
The right way to pronounce it: lahn-vahn
29 | Loewe
The right way to pronounce it: loh-wev-eh
30 | Louis Vuitton
The right way to pronounce it: loo-wee vee-tahn
31 | Lululemon
The right way to pronounce it: loo-loo-le-mon
32 | L'Wren Scott
The right way to pronounce it: la-ren scott
33 | Manolo Blahnik
The right way to pronounce it: mah-no-lo Bla-nik
34 | Marchesa
The right way to pronounce it: mar-kay-zah
35 | Massimo Dutti
The right way to pronounce it: mah-see-mo doo-tee
36 | Miele
The right way to pronounce it: meal-uh
37 | Miu Miu
The right way to pronounce it: mew-mew
38 | Monique Lhuillier
The right way to pronounce it: monique le-hu-lee-ay
39 | Moschino
The right way to pronounce it: mos-key-no
40 | Olivier Theyskens
The right way to pronounce it: oh-liv-ee-ay tay-skins
41 | Porsche
The right way to pronounce it: por-shya
42 | Rochas
The right way to pronounce it: row-shahs
43 | Salvatore Ferragamo
The right way to pronounce it: sal-vah-tor-re fer-ra-gah-moh
44 | Sonia Rykiel
The right way to pronounce it: sewn-yah ree-key-el
45 | Stuart Weitzman
The right way to pronounce it: stoo-art why-ts-min
46 | Thakoon
The right way to pronounce it: tah-koon
47 | Van Cleef & Arpels
The right way to pronounce it: van kleef and ahr-PELL
48 | Versace
The right way to pronounce it: vur-sah-chee
49 | Yves Saint Laurent
The right way to pronounce it: eve san lau-ron
50 | Yohji Yamamoto
The right way to pronounce it: yoh-jee yam-ah-mo-to
And, if you want to be real fancy, it's za-GAT, not zah-gat, and AH-di-das, not uh-di-das.
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