enunciating the fashion directory

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Alber Elbaz: Al-behr Elle-baz
Alessandro Dell’Acqua: Ah-less-san-dro Dell-lack-wa
Andrew Gn: Andrew Jen (rhymes with “pen”)
Badgley Mischka: Badge-lee Meesh-ka
Balenciaga: Bah-len-see-a-ga
Balmain: Bahl-mahn
Bebe: Bee-bee
Bottega Veneta: Bo-ttayga Ven-e-ta
Burberry Prorsum: Burr-bury Proar-sum
Christian Louboutin: Kris-tyen Loo-boo-tahn (rhymes with the French word “vin”)
Coco Rocha: Ko-Ko Row-sha
Dolce & Gabbana: Dole-chay and Gab-bah-nah
Doo.Ri: Doo-ree
Dries Van Noten: Drees Van Know-tin
Gareth Pugh: Gare-eth Pew
Giambattista Valli: Jam-ba-tee-sta Valley
Giles: Jylez (not Gillies as it was once pronounced by an intern)
Givenchy: Jhee-von-shee (not Ga-vin-chee a la Whitney Port)
Giuseppe Zanotti: Ji-sepe-ee Za-not-ee
Hermès: Air-mez
Hervé Léger: Uhr-vay Lay-zhay
Hussein Chalayan: Who-sane Sha-lie-an
Irina Lazareanu: Eye-ree-na La-za-ree-new
Jean Paul Gaultier: Jawn Paul Go-tee-eh
Joeffer Caoc: Joe-fur Kay-ock
Juergen Teller: Yur-gen Tell-ler
Lanvin: Lawn-vahn (rhymes with “vin,” as in the French word for “wine”)
Loewe: Low-ev-aeh
Louis Vuitton: Loo-wee Vee-than
Madame Grès: Ma-dam Gray
Manbocher: Mayn-bow-shay
Marchesa: Mar-kay-sa
Miu Miu: Mew Mew
Miuccia Prada: Mee-ew-cha Praa-daa
Monique Lhullier: Mo-neek Loo-lee-ay
Moschino: Mo-ski-no
Narciso Rodriguez: Nar-see-so Raw-dree-gez
Net-A-Porter: Net-A-Por-tay (rhymes with prêt-a-porter, en francais s’il vous plait!)
Olivier Theyskens: Oh-liv-ee-yay Tay-skins
Ralph Lauren: Ralph Lauren (as in Lauren the girl’s name, not Sophia Loren)
Rei Kawakubo: Ray Kah-wah-koo-bow
Rodarte: Row-dar-tay
Sonia Rykiel: Sawn-ya Ree-kee-eel
Sophia Kokosolaki: So-fee-ah Ko-ko-sa-lah-kee
Thakoon: Ta-koon
Thien Le: Tee-yen Lay
Thierry Mugler: Tee-air-ree Mew-glur
Tibi: Tbi (not Tee-bee)
Tocca: Toe-ka
Tse: Say
Versace: Vur-sah-chee
Vionnet: Vee-oh-nay
Yohji Yamamoto: Yo-jee Ya-ma-mo-toe
Yves Saint Laurent: Eev-Sayn Lorahn (the T is silent)