13 Fashion Brands You Didn’t Know You Were Pronouncing Wrong!

Nothing screams fashion faux pas louder than saying the name of an ultra hip, high-end, cult fashion label wrong! Most fashion houses have tricky French or Italian names, so we don’t blame you for mispronouncing them. You could be making subtle errors without even realising that you’re saying it wrong. But don’t hide your face in embarrassment just yet, we give you a handy guide on how to pronounce these popular but tricky fashion brand names the right way. Now you really are on your way to becoming a fashion it girl!

1. Bulgari

Image: Bulgari Official on Instagram

Incorrect: Buhl-gar-ee

Correct: Buhl-gur-ee

2. Burberry

Incorrect: Bur-berry

Correct: Bur-bur-ee (Forget about berries!)

3. Christian Louboutin

Incorrect: Christian Loo-bow-tin

Correct: Christian Loo-boo-tan

4. Dolce & Gabbana

Image: Dolce & Gabbana on Instagram

Incorrect: Dol-say And Gab-ana

Correct: Dol-chey And Gaba-na

5. Givenchy

Incorrect: Give-ven-chee

Correct: Zjhee-von-shee

6. Hermes

Incorrect: Her-meez

Correct: Er-mez (Any fashion girl knows the ‘H’ is silent!)

7. Herve Leger

Image: Herve Leger on Instagram

Incorrect: Her-vay Lay-ger

Correct: Air-vay Lay-jah

8. Louis Vuitton

Incorrect: Loo-is Voo-ton

Correct: Loo-wee Vee-tan (Yes, ‘LV’ for short but now you can pronounce it like a pro)

9. Miu Miu

Incorrect: Mee-you Mee-you

Correct: Mew Mew

10. Moschino

Image: Moschino on Instagram

Incorrect: Moss-chee-no

Correct: Mos-key-no

11. Proenza Schouler

Incorrect: Pro-en-za Schoo-ler

Correct: Pro-en-zuh Skool-er

12. Versace

Incorrect: Ver-sah-shay

Correct: Ver-sah-chee

13. Yves Saint Laurent

Image: YSL on Instagram

Incorrect: Eves Sahnt Loor-ant

Correct: Eve San Lau-ron (Admit it, you’ve always struggled with this one!)