pronunciation question

[PinkLady1121]

Don't know if this is the right forum to ask this, but I figured I would try asking you bag fanatics!

How do you pronounce Longchamp, Hermes, and Yves Saint Laurent? Whenever I go shopping and ask for these brands, I feel like I'm saying it wrong. Help! Thanks.

 

[bagsnbags]

Hi,

This is the great site for audio designers pronunciation. I hope it helps


Audio - fashion designer name pronunciation

 

[Swanky]

Hermes - air mezz
Yves Saint Laurent - Eve Saan Lauran - all soft

 

[Greentea]

Longchamp - Lawn(g)-shawmp

 

[bumblehoney]

balenciaga?

 

[Pelinaka]

balenciaga?

Ba-len-see-aga

 

[bluxcape]

thanks for the link.. very helpful thread..

 

[ka3na20]

Longchamp: Lon-chahn

is that wrong? i got that from this site http://thechicspy.com/?p=433

 

[o_luxurious]

Glad to see this thread bumped.

Although we don't have a subforum dedicated to it but BVLGARI, anyone?

Buhl-gah-ree? Or Bull-guh-ree?

 

[tiggernic]

There's also this site: http://www.elleuk.com/fashion/fashion-phonetics/(section)/fashion-phonetics

I stumbled upon it months ago when googling giuseppe zanotti shoes...

 

[Beebe]

so helpful!! thnx

 

[graham]

Glad to see this thread bumped.

Although we don't have a subforum dedicated to it but BVLGARI, anyone?

Buhl-gah-ree? Or Bull-guh-ree?

Both are acceptable the later is more common and more bourgeois.

 

[o_luxurious]

^ Aha, thanks!

 

[coco5]

Both are acceptable the later is more common and more bourgeois.

Choose the first, thats how we pronounce it in France and i think its closer. anyway my aunt pronounces it that way and she used to be best friends with Nathalie Bulgari.

 

[coco5]

Longchamp: Lon-chahn

is that wrong? i got that from this site http://thechicspy.com/?p=433

Yes it is. its not chahn. well wait, when you write chahn you mean an a like an apple? if you do its wrong.
Problem is I dont think there is the sound Champ in english... so i dont know how to write it.