Wednesday, July 30, 2008

How to Pronounce Designer's Names

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.



7 comments:

Anonymous said...

*smiling*...thanks :), even though I've never had a "problem" with pronouncing designers name. Hey, one day you'll have to list a few of your favorite designers...mine are; Coach, Tracey Reese, Lisa Ho, Marc Jacobs, Viktor and Rolf, Jeremy Scott, Trina Turk and I LOVEEEEEEEE Alan Del Rosario, check him out http://www.alandelrosario.com/
Peace :)

Twaun The Creative Wardrobe Creator said...

Alotta ppl need to read this list

Anonymous said...

"how to pronounce designer names?" dude who the fuck cares bro! quit posting gay ass shit FM seriously.

Aquanthologies said...

I care! and I'm not fucking gay...
Some fashion snobs I've met have laughed at me because of the way I pronounced Martin Margiela. I felt like shit xP
Now I'll be laughing xD

Anonymous said...

I'm glad that someone was thoughtful enough to do this. I'll be honest, I didn't know how to pronounce half that ish. Thanks, and good looking out. www.nappyheadinc.com

Unknown said...

a very thoughtful idea... woulde amazingly help in not getting embarrassed in public now..
i wanna know how one pronounces 'klein' of 'calvin klein'

Anonymous said...

Itz ... client...with 't' silent