A lot of people lust brand names and it doesn't come cheap. Some people would actually sacrifice a months pay just to have the latest Chanel. If you really want it that bad, don't ever ever be caught mispronouncing them.
True Stories, I swear.
* ESPRIT- When Esprit became popular, a friend of mine actually pronounced it as Espreet. My mother's friend still says Espray even up to now.
* BURBERRY- My friend insists its Bur-barry
* CHOPARD- I still hear a lot of people say Cho-pard.
So save yourself the humiliation, read on. Or listen.
A
Alessandro Dell'Acqua Del-LAK-wa
Anna Sui SWEE
Anne Demeulemeester Ahn Deh-MUH-le-mees-ter
Anteprima On-tay-pre-ma
Agnes B. Ahn-NYAS Buh
Atelier ah-tell-ee-ay
Azzedine Alaia Aza-deen A-LYE-a
B
Balenciaga Bah-LEN-see-aga
Bally BAH-li
Balmain Bahl-MAH
Baume & Mercier Bom ee Mer-SEE-yay
Behnaz Sarafpour Beh-naz Sa-RAH-furr
Braun Buffel Brohn Byu-furl
Bruno Magli BROO-no MAL-yi
Bottega Veneta BO-te-ga Ve-NE-tah
Boucheron Boo-ke-ron
Burberry BURR-behr-ri
Bvlgari Bull-gah-ree
Byblos BEEB-los
C
Chacharel KA-sha-rel
Cartier KAR-ti-yay
Celine: s seh-lyn
Cerruti Cher-RU-tee
Cesare Paciotti CHE-sa-ray Pa-chi-YO-ti
Chanel Sha-NEL
Chantal Thomas SHAN-tal To-MAH
Charles Jourdan Sharls Zhor-DHUN
Charriol SHA-ri-yol
Chloe KLOH-eh
Chopard Sho PAR
Christian Loboutin kris-tian loo-boo-tan (soft N)
Christian Lacroix Christian LAH-kwa
Claude Montana Kload Mohn-TA-na
Comme des Garcons Kom deh GHAR-sohng
Coccinelle KOH-chee-nel-li
Costume National KOHS-tyum NAH-sho-nal
Courreges Koo-REZH
Cynthia Rowley Cynthia RAO-li
D
Dolce & Gabbana DOL-cheh and Ge-BA-na
Donna Karan Donna Kah-ren
Dries Van Noten Dress Vahn NOH-tehn
E
Elie Saab EH-li Zahb
Emanuel Ungaro Ee-MAN-noo-el OON-Gah-ro
Emilio Pucci Ehm-ee-lee-o Poo-chee
Emporio Armani Em-POHR-yo AR-mah-ni
Erotokritos arrow-toe-kri-tose
Ermenigildo Zegna Ehr-MAN-ni-jil-do ZEY-na
Etro EHT-tro
Etienne Aigner Eight-YEN AHG-neigh
F
Faconnable FAH-so-nahb
G
Georg Jensen Yorg YEN-sen
Gianfranco Ferre ZHAN-franck-o Feh-REH
Gianni Versace Jee-YAN-nee Ver-SA-chee
Givenchy ZHEE-von-shee
Gucci GOO-chi
Guy Laroche Gee Lah-Rosh
H
Hedi Slimane EH-di Sli-MAHN
Helmut Lang HEL-moot Lung
Hermes Air-h-MEZZ
Herve Leger Er-VEY Le-ZHAY
Hussein Chalayan HOO-sayn CHA-layan
I
Issey Miyake EES-say Mi-YA-kay
J
Jacques Fath Zhack Faht
Jaeger-Lecoultre Yay-ger Leh-KOOT
Jean-Charles de Castlebajac Zhan-Sharls de KA-sel-ba-zhak
Jean Louis Scherrer Zhan LOO-ee She-REHR
Jean Paul Gaultier Zhon Paul GOL-tee-yay
L
Lanvin Lahn-VAWN
Les Copains Leh KHO-pang
Loewe Lo-EH-veh
Longchamp Long-shum
Longines LOHN-jeens
Louis Ferraud LOO-ee Fay-YOH
Louis Vuitton LOO-ee Vui-TOHNG
M
Mainbocher Men-bo-SHAY
Marithé et François Girbaud Mah-ri-TAY eh Frans-SUAH Jeer BOW
Martin Margiela Marr-JEL-la
Manolo Blahnik Ma-no-low Blah-nick
Martine Sitbon Marh-TIN Si-BOHN
Miu Miu Myu Myu
Moet et Chandon Moe-ET A shan-don (soft N)
Monique Lhuillier Moe-neek Lu-lee-ay
Moschino Mos-KI-no
N
Narciso Rodriguez Nar-SEE-so-Rod-RI-gehz
Nicholas Ghesquire NI-ko-la GEHS-kyerr
Olivier Theyskens Oh-LI-vi-yay THIGH-skens
P
Piaget Pya-jay
Piazza Sempione Pi-YAT-za Sem-pi-YO-ni
Pierre Balmain Pyerr BAHL-mahn
Pierre Cardin Pyerr Kar-DOHN
Plain Sud Plan Sood
POLECI policy
Proenza Schouler Pro-EHN-za SHOO-ler
R
Ralph Lauren Ralph LO-ren
Rochas RHO-shas
Romero Gigli Romeo JEE-li
S
Salvatore Ferragamo Sal-va-TOH-reh Fehr a-GAH-mo
Sonia Rykiel REEK-ki-yel
T
Thierry Mugler TEh-ree MOOH-gleh
Tiiu Kiuk tee-you Quick
Thomas Maier TOH-mas MAH-yer
V
Veronique Branquinho Ve-ro-NEEK BRANG-ki-no
X
Xuly Bët ZUH-li Bet
Y
YSL Rive Gauche YSL Reev Gosh
Yves Saint Laurent Eev Sahn Lor-UHN
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Cynthia Rowley
Illinois native Cynthia Rowley was seven when she designed her first dress and a senior at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago when she sold her first collection of eight pieces to some of New York's most prominent stores.
Rating: 2
You are Cynthia Rowley and you show yourself in public looking like this? My, it's like Britney Spears showing what we should not see! Hide. Run. Go Away. Whatever, just don't show me that black, brown, grey, red, blue combo ever.
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