Pronounciation of Brands/Designers!

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So there's always been some brands that I've never known how to pronounce, and I'm sure you guys have some too. So here's the place to ask!

I have a few of my own...

Soia & Kyo (the montreal based jacket brand http://www.soiakyo.com/ )
WeSC (We Are the Superlative Company .. or how do you pronounce superlative too..? is it like suh-pril-la-tive? http://www.wesc.com/)

Godiva (god-ee-va or god-dive-a)
Hermes? (er-mez? her-mees?)

ahh lol!

Lil_PinkBunnie · Posted: Sun Oct 07, 2007 2:41 pm Post subject:

Hermes is pronounced "er-mez"
Lol I find it hilarious when people say "her-mees"
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Nothing Better · Supermodel Joined: 31 Dec 2006 Posts: 830 Smiles: +16 428

Godiva is pronounced Go-dive-a (if you're talking about the chocolate sellers.)
^and agreed on the her-mees It's pronounced Er-mez because it was originally Paris-based and the French don't pronounce the "h" sound.

tropical_pink · Posted: Sun Oct 07, 2007 4:36 pm Post subject:

I always have trouble saying Louboutin in the Christian Louboutin, lol.

electricpearls · Posted: Sun Oct 07, 2007 7:20 pm Post subject:

^I'm pretty sure it's Lu-bu-tahn
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greenism · Posted: Sun Oct 07, 2007 7:32 pm Post subject:

what about givenchy?

is it gee-vaun-chee
or give-in-chee?
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electricpearls · Posted: Sun Oct 07, 2007 7:56 pm Post subject:

^its gee-vaun-shee
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t3hmimo · Posted: Sun Oct 07, 2007 8:44 pm Post subject:

xD this is a fun topic!

is miu miu like mew mew?

and how does one say anna sui? is it just sue or like su-ee?
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jazuresky · Beauty Queen Joined: 18 Sep 2007 Posts: 240 Smiles: 0 561

^i think it's su-ee

TNA!! LOL is it like letters T-N-A or would u guys pronounce it like "tina"?
one more: Aeropostale. I'm 80% sure the correct one is "air-o-pos-tol" even sales assosciates pronounce it wrong o_O how did u guys pronounce it?

some mentioned above i didnt know how to pronounce! glad i found them here! (givenchy..louboutin..)

lemondiva · Posted: Sun Oct 07, 2007 9:29 pm Post subject:

^definitely "t-n-a"... and I pronounce Aeropostale "air-ro-pos-tol".

Yeah this thread is useful! I always thought Godiva was "God-ee-va" but I guess not.

emcee · Posted: Mon Oct 08, 2007 1:57 am Post subject:

I remember reading an article in the Style Spy and it said that it's not pronounced WeSc...since it's an acronym, so it's actually supposed to be We Are the Superlative Conspiracy (not "wesk")

And superlative is pronounced suh-pur-luh-tiv (think super with a "luh-tiv" on the end).

angela · Posted: Mon Oct 08, 2007 9:07 am Post subject:

I like this topic haha.
it makes me laugh when people go gaah chi for gucci. Ive even heard some people say it like goosey

SUGARR* · Posted: Mon Oct 08, 2007 1:57 pm Post subject:

i pronouce superlative as : super - lah - tive, LOL
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electricpearls · Posted: Mon Oct 08, 2007 2:18 pm Post subject:

^it's dol-chay and ga-banna
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Nothing Better · Supermodel Joined: 31 Dec 2006 Posts: 830 Smiles: +16 428

^^ You are sort of right. D&G is a subdivision of Dolce & Gabbana, they have different ruway shows and sell different clothing. Their clientele is also different, D&G's being younger. Sort of like Marc Jacobs and Marc by Marc Jacobs.

emysusie · Fashionista Joined: 21 Sep 2007 Posts: 49 Smiles: 0 59

ouu dole-chay sounds even more fancy (:

somehow i always used to pronounce vera wang wrong, even though it's pretty obvious. it gets so confusing sometimes! btw, i love vera wang. i have her perfume called princess and it's my fav <3

Lil_PinkBunnie · Posted: Tue Oct 09, 2007 1:12 pm Post subject:

--baybiee. · Posted: Tue Oct 09, 2007 4:58 pm Post subject:

aeropostal i pronounce : air - o - post -ale

and how do you pronounce levi: is
"leh-vi"
or "lee- vi"
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lemondiva · Posted: Tue Oct 09, 2007 5:02 pm Post subject:

^I think Levi is "lee-vie", but I'm not 100% sure.

--baybiee. · Posted: Tue Oct 09, 2007 5:06 pm Post subject:

ohh okay... and ive also heard "lev- eye"
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SUGARR* · Posted: Tue Oct 09, 2007 10:06 pm Post subject:

i've never heard anything other than lee-vi's.
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treecow_ · Posted: Wed Oct 10, 2007 6:45 am Post subject:

i've mostly heard people pronounce levi's as leeve-eyes
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Laurenne · Beauty Queen Joined: 27 Dec 2006 Posts: 239 Smiles: +4 32

I've only heard "leeve-eyes" in my enitre life. O-o

And I'm so glad that other people had a hard time pronouncing Louboutin. I always mess up on the "tin" part.

I don't know if anyone has heard of it, but in Christian Audigier how do you pronounce "Audigier"? It sounds odd but I have no idea what to say.

And just today my friends were fighting about how to say Stila. One said "still-ah" and the other said "stee-lah".

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stardivina · Fashionista Joined: 09 Oct 2007 Posts: 64 Smiles: 0 186

Oh-Dee-gee (soft g)-eh (based on my.. rather basic French haha)

I've always prounced Stila "Steel-a" Confused

china.doll · Posted: Thu Oct 11, 2007 1:54 pm Post subject:

Givenchy : Je-Vaun-She (Like Je M'appelle in French)

how about Balenciaga?
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velvetXO · Posted: Thu Oct 11, 2007 2:14 pm Post subject:

-in the U.S. we pronounce aeropostle "air-o-pastel" like a pastel paint set.
but my dad pronunces it "air-ro-pos-tol"
-i pronounce stila "still-ah" but i think its really "stee-lah"
-levi="lee-veye" like your eyeball only w/ the "v" in front
-louboutin im just not sure..
-dolce & gabana. just listen to my humps by fergie.
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--baybiee. · Posted: Thu Oct 11, 2007 3:07 pm Post subject:

^ oh okay thanks and to everyone else lol
i always used to say leh-vees
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electricpearls · Posted: Thu Oct 11, 2007 4:17 pm Post subject:

balenciaga: ba-len-see-ah-ga
audigier: oh-dij-e-eh
louboutin: loo-boo-tahn
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jazuresky · Beauty Queen Joined: 18 Sep 2007 Posts: 240 Smiles: 0 561

hey i was just @ a website that had diff pronunciations of diff brands.
i just realized:

Chanel is pronounced as sha-nel instead of shan-nel!! Icon_ups

Clarins is pronounced as cla-hins (the french r) not cla-rins
Lancome is lan-com not lan-comb

--baybiee. · Posted: Fri Oct 12, 2007 8:46 am Post subject:

^ haha ohh whatsthe website?
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_TNA_ · Posted: Fri Oct 12, 2007 2:09 pm Post subject:

chan-el? haah i have never heard anyone say that that i know. cha-nel.

i am an expert on this topic, since i am CONSTANTLY buying designers things haha

louboution is exactly how electricpearls said

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dakine :

da-keen
or
da-keye-n (eye like eyeball)
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tropical_pink · Posted: Tue Oct 16, 2007 6:33 pm Post subject:

haha, this isnt a brand but in like grade 6 I would always say avril lavignes name wrong and my one friend was obsessed with her and she would get so mad at me, lol.

I would say it like the month april except with a v so i guess like ave-ril instead of ah-vril so umm ya that is just a random comment, lol.

angela · Posted: Sun Oct 21, 2007 10:53 am Post subject:

oh i have another one,
ive heard two ways for nina ricci
is it pronounced ricky or rich-ee