Etiquette

Remember when you weren't sure if Ralph Lauren's name was pronounced like the girl's name or the Italian actress Sofia Loren?* Here's a cheat sheet of some labels from across the pond that aren't as easy as our own Thom Browne and Michael Kors.

 

Alessandro Dell'Acqua: Ala-SAND-roe del-LA-kwa Ann Demeulemeester: ann DEH-moo-lah-MEE-ster Bottega Veneta: BO-teg-a VEN-eta Burberry Prorsum: BUR-bur-ree proar-SOME Comme des Garçons: Comb day gar-SON Dior Homme: dee-OAR OM Dolce & Gabbana: DOLE-chay and gab-BON-a Dries Van Noten: DREEZE van KNOW-ten DSquared2: DEE squared Givenchy: Zshee-VON-she Gucci: GOO-chi Hedi Slimane: Eddy slim-MAHN Hermès: AIR-mehz John Varvatos: John var-VAY-toes Junya Watanabe: JUNE-ya Wah-TAH-nah-bay Kris Van Assche: Chris van-ASH Lanvin: lon-VAUN Louis Vuitton: loo-E vo-WE-ton Maison Martin Margiela: MAZE-on Mar-TIN mar-GEL-a Moschino: mo-SKEEN-o Raf Simons: rauph SEE-mon Salvatore Ferragamo: Sal-va-TOH-reh Fair-a-GAH-moe Veronique Branquinho: Ve-ro-NEEK BRANG-kee-no Versace: ver-SAH-chay Yohji Yamamoto: YO-jee ya-MA-moto Yves Saint Laurent: EVE Sane-LOR-aunt Zegna: ZANE-ya

 

Related On the Web

• The Wall Street Journal pronounces womenswear designers.

 

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