How do you pronounce "louboutin"?

[ledaatomica]

^ lol I will have to check that out.

 

[ilostmychoo]

Yup, same here.

..."What? Did you say Luis Vuitton?", "No. Christian Louboutin."

lol this happened to me to when my Decollettes arrived at the office I repeated Christian Louboutin but eventually gave up... they just don't get designers shoes

 

[JetSetGo!]

Leda, I'm trying to figure out the correct pronunciation for Decollete. Is this file still loaded?

 

[rdgldy]

day co(long sound of o)let-using my knowledge of HS and college french!

 

[noah8077]

"De col tey" is what it sounded like to me on Leda's file. I have a hard time hearing the files though.

 

[ledaatomica]

the files should still be loaded and its sounds like what noah8077 says, which is also the same way you would pronounce and spell the decollete top of a dress.

 

[JetSetGo!]

jh4200 said that at the meet up!
She had me wondering and was totally right!

Thanks everyone!

 

[jh4200]

Haha, I usually wonder myself. I always put a french flair on the names, because I minored in french in college and it's just what comes to my mind first. I usually tone it down when I speak to salespeople though because almost all of them Americanize the pronounciation. Thanks for the verification, leda!

 

[lovely&amazing]

This is immensly helpful...I don't deserve to wear them if I can't even pronounce their names!

 

[Chaneller]

Just in case you go to Paris for a shopping spree

Christian Louboutin

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5aUKhgCHIDY

Louis Vuitton

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UflgqMG8OYg

Hermès

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fZy6BkwlG8Q

Chloé

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LNL1MxVQGf0

Christian Dior

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ql5avKvWtrk

Chanel

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AnQCucIOj1Q

 

[JadeVetti]

I pronounce them "Lew-beh-TEN". I wanted to e-jot this, and now I will go back through the entire thread to see of I'm right or not.

(This is like a quiz-answer first, then find the correct answer)

 

[JadeVetti]

According to le Monsieur himself, he says it twice-he slowed it down, then said it regularly. I've been pronouncing it correctly then. (relief sigh)

 

[jancedtif]

Hello French speakers! How is Drapiday pronounced? Thank you!

 

[madamefifi]

Completely OT but re: the Oprah video....what is the name of the HOT Mary Jane-style shoes with the gorgeous web-like design on the toes, exactly 25 seconds into the video??

 

[hya_been]

Hello French speakers! How is Drapiday pronounced? Thank you!

Hi - I speak French, but I always thought the Drapiday and Drapinight styles were named in English. I assumed Drapidays were for days and Drapinights were for nights!

If you were to pronounce it in French, it would be something like:

Drapp-e-dai
(roll your r, emphasize the p - I believe - French is not my first language though!)