PinkCouture Posted March 7, 2007 Share Posted March 7, 2007 Perhaps I am just a dumbass, but there are some designer's name I am not sure how to pronounce I am hoping the fashionistos/tas of BZ can help me out. Thanks!!! First one: Lacoste (is there an accent on the "e"?) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mindless_oasis Posted March 7, 2007 Share Posted March 7, 2007 I think it's pronounced La-cost Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Party.in.Paris Posted March 8, 2007 Share Posted March 8, 2007 ^yes!!cost like in 'how much does it cost' for example Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PinkCouture Posted March 8, 2007 Author Share Posted March 8, 2007 Thank you so much ladies!!! Ok how about these: Christian Lacroix (accentuated accent on the "cr" or not?) Azzedine Alaia Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
persuazn Posted March 8, 2007 Share Posted March 8, 2007 Lacroix: I pronounce it like La-qua but I'm not sure :| Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wild Rose Posted March 8, 2007 Share Posted March 8, 2007 I think you'll have to add the 'r' too... I pronounce it "La-cruà " (hope it made sense!) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BubbleBubble Posted March 8, 2007 Share Posted March 8, 2007 I think you'll have to add the 'r' too... I pronounce it "La-cruà " (hope it made sense!) Yeah, I think you're right Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BubbleBubble Posted March 8, 2007 Share Posted March 8, 2007 ^yes!!cost like in 'how much does it cost' for example Really? I've pronounced the "e" like Chloe til now and every Koreans have called like that Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wild Rose Posted March 8, 2007 Share Posted March 8, 2007 I pronounce it like Party.in.Paris said Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PinkCouture Posted March 8, 2007 Author Share Posted March 8, 2007 I think you'll have to add the 'r' too... I pronounce it "La-cruà " (hope it made sense!) Yes it does...thanks!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PinkCouture Posted March 8, 2007 Author Share Posted March 8, 2007 It is tough b/c different languages pronounce things differently based on their own pronunciation guide Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wild Rose Posted March 8, 2007 Share Posted March 8, 2007 it's ok, remember in "The Devil Wears Prada" how Andy was asking a guy on the phone how to spell Gabbana? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PinkCouture Posted March 8, 2007 Author Share Posted March 8, 2007 ^Yes...hahaha...It was a very memorable scene Actually with Italian and Spanish names I have less problems pronouncing b/c I took Spanish for 3 years, and in undergrad uni. we had to watch documentaries in Italian with English subtitles <_< Also, to me Spanish and Italian have very similar words Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
persuazn Posted March 9, 2007 Share Posted March 9, 2007 I think you'll have to add the 'r' too... I pronounce it "La-cruà " (hope it made sense!)All this time I've been saying it wrong <_< Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nicola Trunfio Posted April 3, 2007 Share Posted April 3, 2007 great thread i have a ques too! marithe and francois girbaud. how to pronounce the last name? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
.:.ali.:. Posted April 7, 2007 Share Posted April 7, 2007 Girbaud? Geer-bow Like a the bow on a ribbon. I think.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Taben Posted April 7, 2007 Share Posted April 7, 2007 great thread i have a ques too! marithe and francois girbaud. how to pronounce the last name? Gir - not like in "girl", soft "j" like the ZH in "Zhenya volodina" baud - like the bo in bottle It is tough b/c different languages pronounce things differently based on their own pronunciation guide Apparently if you are a real fashionista you have to pronounce the name of the brand according to it's country of origin's pronunciation guide but i've never heard a foreigner pronouncing Vuitton or Chanel (to name a few) right Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SympathysSilhouette Posted April 7, 2007 Share Posted April 7, 2007 I can pronounce them perfectly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PinkCouture Posted April 7, 2007 Author Share Posted April 7, 2007 Apparently if you are a real fashionista you have to pronounce the name of the brand according to it's country of origin's pronunciation guide but i've never heard a foreigner pronouncing Vuitton or Chanel (to name a few) right So how do you pronounce Vuitton and Chanel? I pronouce it Vi-t-on (it has a quick "on," right???) and Shan-nelle (Shan like "Sean" or "Shaun" and nelle like the magazine except w/ a "n" in front) I hate how some people mispronounce "Lauren" <_< It doesn't have an accent!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
.:.ali.:. Posted April 7, 2007 Share Posted April 7, 2007 How about Yves Saint Laurent? I've heard heaps of different pronunciations. So I don't exactly know the right one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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