Not quite sure if you're saying all your fave fashion brands right? Don't worry, you're not alone! Navigating the world of fashion can be challenging with French, Spanish, and Italian names to decipher. No need to stress. the experts here at YOLO Luxury Consignment can help. Below are the phonetic pronunciations of challenging fashion brand names. Educate yourself, and you'll soon exude the essence of a discerning fashion connoisseur.
How To Pronounce Popular Fashion Brand Names
BALENCIAGA
bahl-en-see-AH-gah
BOTTEGA VENETA
bow-tay-guh vah-netta
BULGARI
BOOL-gah-ree
CARTIER
car-tee-aye
CHOPARD
show-pard
CHRISTIAN LOUBOUTIN
KREEST-yahn loo-boo-tah-n (soft ‘n’)
GIVENCHY
jee-VOHN-shee. The ‘G’ is soft and the ‘i’ in French has a more rounded pronunciation. The ‘ch’ is pronounced soft, like ‘chaise’ rather than ‘chair’. In French, the emphasis is placed on the second syllable (in this case, ‘ven’).
GUCCI
goo-chee
LOUIS VUITTON
lou-ee VWEE-tah-n (soft ‘n’). Silent ‘s’!
HERMES
ehr-mez. Hermès is French, so the ‘h’ is silent. While usually in French if a word ends in ‘s’ it is silent, the grave accent on the second ‘e’ means that the ‘s’ is very softly pronounced.
MANOLO BLAHNIK
mah-NO-lo BLAH-nik
SALVATORE FERRAGAMO
sal-vah-tor-re fer-ra-gah-moh
YVES SAINT LAURENT
eve san lau-ro