Designer Name Audio Guide

1. Hello MR, I am always looking for names to add to the audioguide and I will put these on my radar! Thanks for the intel!

2. Any future updates one new designers? Like Vetements, Jacquemus etc…

3. You absolutely right. The inflection in the speaker’s voice, is what makes it sound more like ARE than AIR. Thanks so much for your comment, we love receiving a pronunciation challenge! 🙂

4. Hiya! Quick question, since Gareth Pugh is English and why is it GAR (rhyming with CAR) and ETH (like Beth) instead of GAR (like DARE) and UTH (like the ITH in BIRTH)? Wondering because I’m from England and have never heard the name pronounced like that here.

5. Hello Liliana, it would be Ahn-yay.

6. How would you pronounce “Aigner” as in the Swiss watch brand.

7. Hello Paris! The pronunciations are as follows:

   Céline = Sah-lean
   Haider Ackermann = hider ak-er-man

   Hope that helps! Thanks for visiting my site.

   Chicly Yours,
   The Chic Spy

8. How would you pronounce Céline and haider ackermann

9. issey miyake’s name is not pronounced ‘miyaki,’ his name would end with the character ‘ke’ which is pronounced ‘kay.’

10. Great one to add Molly, thanks! The ‘s’ is not silent. It has a ‘z’ sound at the end.

11. What about Michael Kors? Really, I just want to know if the s is silent or not

12. Hello Lilly,

    Thanks for asking! It’s pronounced as it looks: Ken – zo. Like the name Ken and zo rhymes with go but pronounced with the “Z” sound.

13. How does one pronounce Kenzo? 

14. Hello Liz,

    Maje is pronounced “Mahj” and Sandro is pronounced “Sahn-dro” … Thanks for visiting my site!

15. Hello Olive, thanks for asking! You are absolutely correct about the pronunciation of Métier. There is an accent aigu over the last “e” (beauté). The “e” with the accent has a strong “a” sound. The pronunciation of beauté is buh-tay.

    Chicly Yours,
    The Chic Spy

16. Love love love this!! How about Le Metier de Beaute? I know metier is like meh-tee-ay but is beaute like byoot, boot or boot-ay? 

17. Thank you for your site! Do you also know how do you pronounce the French brands Maje and Sandro? Thank you!

18. Hello Andy, the pronunciation of Causse rhymes with the word house, but with a hard “C” like in the word cat. I hope that helps!

19. Love this site! So useful. But do you know how to pronounce Causse, as in the glove designer? I thought it might be like coh-ss, but I’m really not sure.

20. Thanks Ben! I love to get readers input. I will verify andrepost once the pronunciation verdict is in!

21. i don't think you pronounced schiaparelli correctly,
    isn't it meant to be a hard c sound?

22. Hello Kab,

    The pronunciation would be Sane-tuh J-ahn.

    Chicly Yours,
    The Chic Spy

23. Hello! How do you pronounce "St John"?

24. Thanks for visiting Ms.GucciSu. I am glad you found my designer pronunciation guide helpful!

25. I'm so glad I found this site.  I have a friend who always says, "long-champ," like she's correcting me when we talk and I knew she was wrong.  I know it shouldn't bother me but it gets under my skin.  On a side note, I can't understand the craze around carrying what is essentially a travel tote meant to fold up into your real purse.

26. Great article and beautiful shoes! I can now shop for them with confidence, thanks to you, I will pronouce Louboutin properly when making my purchase. I love these shoes. What type of outfit would you suggest wearing with these magnificant zapatos?

27. Awesome article. I recently came upon your website and wanted to convey that I have certainly relished reading your blog posts. Anyways I’ll probably be subscribing to your RSS.

28. You made a few good points there. I did a search on the subject and found most folks will go along with with your blog.

29. How about jimmy choo?

30. Such a great idea!
    How about Skovgaard, as in Camilla Skovgaard??

31. Hello Nita,

    Here you go: Longchamp: Lon-chahn. It is a French pronounciation.

32. how do i say ‘Longchamp’ the correct way

33. The origin of the word “chic” is French.

34. Thank you so much. This is a great help. How do you say Indecence? This is a fragrance by Givenchy.

35. How do you pronounce chic? Although this may seem minor – there is no “sh” sound in spanish. So would you please give proper pronunciation for chic?

36. Thank you so much! Just what I needed.

37. Thanks for posting this article; it’s incredibly helpful!
    How do you pronounce Chloë Sevigny though?

38. Thank you so much for this super guide!

39. Thank you Michelle! You are correct as well. I was thinking readers would read “geel” as they do “gee,” the expression, which is pronounced like “jeel.”

    Chicly Yours,
    The Chic Spy

40. Hi there, if I remember correctly, the associate at the Ermenegildo Zegna Outlet Store outside of Tuscany, told me that “gil” in Ermenegildo is prounounced “jeel,” like “jack and” jill,” not “geel” like “go”
    So it’s actually Er-men-a-jeel-do. Hope this helps. 🙂

41. Hello Mary. Tibi is pronounced Tbi as in tu-by.

42. Hello Dee,

    Balenciaga is pronounced, Bah-lin-cee-ah-gah.

43. Hello Popi. Dana Buchman is pronounced Day-nah Buck-man.

44. This is a bit late but I still hope you can help out on this.

    How do you pronounce Balenciaga?

45. Could you please elaborate on Tibi? I’ve been saying it wrong (tee-bee) and can’t tell from the guide what the correct way is. Either way, thanks so much for the great blog. I’ve probably checked this 5x since summer!

46. How do yuo pronounce Dana Buchman?
    Celine?

47. Hello Renee, Agnes B is pronounced ah-ni-ess-beh.

48. Hello Jimmy! Alexandre Herchcovitch is pronounced Ah-le-zan-dreh Hair-ch-co-vich.

49. Thank you Saadia! The pronounciation for Dolce & Gabbana is Dole-ch-aye Ga-bon-na.

50. U forgot abt. D&G.

51. hey i was wondering how would you pronounce alexandre herchcovitch

52. this has been very educational. seriously.

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56. oops spellin mistake.. shld b *Agnes B*

57. Hi I wana know the correct pronounciation for tis brand – Anges B…Anya Bay..? or Ag-nes B…? sigh…

58. Hello Kate,

    The pronunciation for L’Wren Scott is Le-ren Skot. Thanks for visiting.

59. Hello Liz,

    Thanks for the heads up. I wanted to use the easiest recognizable pronunciation for readers.

60. Great blog, very helpful. For Hermes and Herve Leger though the first part isn’t pronounced “air”, it’s more like “ehr”

61. this is great! I keep hearing people say Ralph Loren and want to say HE’S AS AMERICAN AS IT GETS! LAUREN, PEOPLE!!! 🙂

62. Very cool !
    Please, how do you pronounce L’Wren Scott ?

63. This is soooo cool! I absolutely LOVE this blog idea! I’ve been so embarrassed that I didn’t know how to pronounce some of these names, and now I’ve got something to go by. THANKS!

64. Great question Darcy! Diane von Furstenberg is pronounced as it looks. Fur-sten-berg.

65. What about Diane von Furstenberg?

66. Hello Katie,

    Good one! The pronounciation of Balmain is Bal-mah. I will add it to the list.

    Thanks for asking!

67. This list is very helpful, but how do you pronounce Balmain?

68. Thank you Etienne, good call on Versace!

69. awesome! 🙂 you are a genius. how about versace? ver-sa-shay?

70. THANKS! that was sooo helpful! now i know how to say “givenchy”!!

71. Hello Laura,

    Richard Lambertson and John Truex are known the world around for their luxurious handbags and accessories. How could I miss this one? The pronounciation is as it looks, Lam-bert-son Tru-ex. Thanks for the comment!

72. Hi. How about Lambertson Truex? Thanks!

73. Hello Lynn, the pronounciation for Etienne Aigner is Eh-tee-yen On-yay. Another good one I missed. Thanks for the comment.

74. Growing up in the 80s, the pronunciation of Aigner was always butchered. What is the correct pronunciation of Etienne Aigner ?

75. Hello Cynthia, great question! Actually, it is pronounced in two slight variations. Purse is one of them (as in a lady’s purse) and the other is the first ‘e’ in Perse is pronounced like the ‘e’ in the word pet. I hope that helps. Thanks for responding!

76. How do you pronounce Perse in James Perse? Is it just like “purse”, or something else?

77. Thanks D, I have added Yves Saint Laurent. Good spot, how could I have missed someone who was a major influence on the fashion industry!

78. I believe the pronounciation of Mo-ski-no is the same sound of Mos-keen-o.

79. you forgot Yves Saint Laurent

80. Hello!
    This is great but I must correct Moschino. I did an internship there, and it is..

    Mos-keen-o .. if you can tell the difference? But then again, it might vary depending on ones accent!

81. love this.

    great blog!

82. Love it! So very clever…

83. Genius post! Every girl should know this!

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