Tuesday, November 1, 2011
The 28 Most Frequently Mispronounced Fashion and Beauty Words
YVES SAINT LAURENT
eve sanh la-rahn
OLIVIER THEYSKENS
oh-liv-ee-yay tay-skins
SHU UEMURA
shoe-eew-ay-murah
SHISEIDO
she-say-doe
RUCHING
roosh-ing
ROCHAS
ro-SHOSS
RALPH LAUREN
ralf LOR-uhn
PROENZA SCHOULER
pro-en-za skool-er
ORIBE
or-bay
OMBRÉ
om-bray
NARCISO RODRIGUEZ
nar-SIS-oh rah-DREE-gez
LOUIS VUITTON
lou-ee VEE-tonn
LOUBOUTIN
loo-boo-tan
L'OCCITANE
lox-ee-tan
(Don't worry—you're not the only one who has gotten that one wrong.)
LANVIN
lahn-vahn
LA ROCHE-POSAY
la roshe po-ZAY
KÉRASTASE
care-a-stoss
ISSEY MIYAKE
EE-say me-AH-kay
ILLAMASQUA
ill-ah-moss-kwa
HERMÈS
air-mez
GUERLAIN
gair-lahn
GIVENCHY
zhee-von-she
FRÉDÉRIC FEKKAI
fred-er-riq fehk-eye
EMPIRE
(as in empire waist)
em-pire OR ohm-peer (They're both correct!)
DÉCOLLETAGE
day-cole-ay-taj
CLE DE PEAU BEAUTÉ
clay duh poe BO-tay
CAUDALIE
koh-da-lee
BULGARI
BUHL-guh-ree
Via Allure
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