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    [HOW TO] Save Face at your Interview for a internship at Vogue!

    stolen from FemaleFirst

    Fashion for Dummies: 

    Pronouncing Designer Names

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    Anya Hindmarch: Ahn-ya Heind-march

    Badgley Mischka: Badge-lee Meesh-ka

    Bebe: Bee-bee

    Bottega Veneta: Bo-tega Ven-e-ta

    Bulgari: Ball-gah-ree

    Burberry Prorsum: Bur-bur-ree Pror-some

    Carolina Herrera: Caro-leena Hair-era

    Christian Louboutin: Loo-boo-tin

    Gareth Pugh: Gareth Pew

    Giles Deacon: Jy-els Dee-kin

    Givenchy: Jhee-von-shee

    Hedi Slimane: Eddy Sli-mahn

    Hermès: Air-mez

    Hervé Léger: Air-vay Lay-jay

    Lanvin: Lon-vin

    Loewe: Low-ev-ay

    Louis Vuitton: Loo-ee Voo-ee-ton

    Marchesa: Mar-kay-sa

    Moschino: Mo-ski-no

    Nicolas Ghesquière: Ni-co-la Guess-ki-air

    Olivier Theyskens: Oli-vier Tay-skins

    Pierre Cardin: Pee-air Car-dain

    Proenza Schouler: Pro-enza Skool-er

    Ralph Lauren: Ralph Lauren (as in Lauren the girl’s name, not Sophia Loren)

    6267: Six-two-six-seven (not Sixty-two-sixty-seven)

    Thakoon: Ta-koon

    Thierry Mugler: Tee-air-ree Moog-lay

    Yohji Yamamoto: Yo-jee Ya-ma-mo-to


    Read it.  Memorize it.  And don't fuck it up. 


    There is another great list here.

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