Fashion month - we're well and truly in the thick of it. London is about to come to an end, and then we move onto Milan.
One thing we couldn't help notice though is that people are still getting their pronunciation of brands and designers wrong. Yesterday as we made our way back from the Christopher Kane show, we could help but overhear a young lad say he wanted to go into the Ralph Lauren shop. And of course, he pronounced it wrong. Many people believe that the designer is French and so pronounce Lauren with a French accent. When in actual fact, he's American and Lauren should be said with no accent and just like the name.
We've put together the cheat sheet for you to help get those words down - now get practicing....
Anna Sui: ah-na SWEE
Anya Hunmarch: ahn-ya HEIND-march
Azzedine Alaia: aza-deen A-LYE-a
Badglet Mischka: badge-lee meesh-kah
Balenciaga: bahl-en-see-AH-gah
Balmain: bahl-MAH
Bootega Veneta: boh-TEH-gah VEHN-en-tah
Bulgari: BOOL-gah-ree
Christian Louboutin: KREEST-yahn loo-boo-TAAN
Comme Des Garcons: cohm day gar-SOHN
Dries Van Noten: dreez vahn NO-ten
Giambattista Valli: zhahm-bah-TEE-stah vah-LEE
Givenchy: zhee-vawn-SHEE
Hermes: air-mez
Herve Leger: air-VAY leh-ZHAY
Lanvin: lahn-VAAN
Loewe: LOH-eh-way
Maison Martin Margiela: may-ZOHN mar-tahn mar-JEL-ah
Miu Miu: mew-mew
Moschino: mohs-KEE-noh
Prabal Gurung: PRUH-bul GOOH-roong
Proenza Schouler: pro-EHN-zah SKOOL-er
Ralph Lauren: ralph LOHR-en
Rodarte: roh-DART-ay
Roksanda Ilincic: rahk-SAHN-dah ih-LIN-chick
Roland Mouret: ROH-lahnd Mor-ay
Saint Laurent: saan loh-rahn
Thierry Mugler: teer-EE mih-glur
Versace: vair-SAH-chay
Vetements: vet-MAHN
Yohji Yamamoto: YO-jee ya-ma-motot
Zac Posen: zac poe-ZEN
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