The LV Pronunciation Thread

[karman]

Is it also pronounced 'vakketta' in French?

LV is from France, after all...

No, in French, the "ch" is more like "sh"...the only thing that I can think of producing a "ke" sound is "que"...

Anyways, considering French pronunciation, since LV IS French, it should be pronunced something like vah-shet-tah

I guess when SAs pronunce it "Vasch", it's just cutting out the "etta" part.

 

[e_pinpin]

i just go with how it looks.... va-sheh-tah

anyway, Karman, why would the SA silented out the "etta"?? just outta curiousity???

 

[elle]

I googled this topic and guess what came up? An old thread about it on tpf There's a bit more info there for those who are interested

 

[mangowife]

i just go with how it looks.... va-sheh-tah

anyway, Karman, why would the SA silented out the "etta"?? just outta curiousity???

My guess is they say it that way for short (since they say it ALL day long, right? ). Kind of like... uh... I'm having trouble coming up with an example... maybe like calling your SO "hon" instead of "honey"?

 

[cola262]

Vachetta, I believe, is not a French word. (eg. the koala wallet also isn't french)...so if you want to pronounce it in Italian, it's
"vah keh tah"
but if you want to use the French equivalent word, it's pronounced "Vash"
and the American mix of the two is
"Vah sheh tah"

 

[karman]

i just go with how it looks.... va-sheh-tah

anyway, Karman, why would the SA silented out the "etta"?? just outta curiousity???

Like a nickname, my friends always call me "Karm" and I always cut out "A" in my friend Alise's name.
In a long word such as vachetta, one syllable is definitely easier than three!

 

[MissThing]

I think some people called it "vache" because it's made from a cow (vache is French for cow). Seeing as it's acutally cow hide, vachetta would be the proper word

 

[dreamss]

"Vacchetta ",in italian language ,is a particular kind of leather,so i pronunce it in italian!

 

[Norm.Core]

Italian way: Vakketta.

 

[latinamodel]

i called louis vuitton yesterday about questions and called it a pap-i-lon. I hope i didnt sound retarded lol

 

[amamxr]

In a thread named how to you pronounce vachetta there is a link to a list of pronunciations. Hope this helps.

 

[bagsnbags]

here's great thread how to pronounce LV bags:
It's great idea to subscribe to this thread

http://forum.purseblog.com/louis-vuitton/here-is-how-to-pronounce-lv-bag-names-13971.html

 

[mh21]

you don't pronounce the two Ls or the N on the end.

I'm finding it very hard to spell the way its meant to be pronounced!!!

 

[mh21]

thanks bagsnbags I think I'll check out that link too.

 

[purplekitty]

It's pronounced: papee-yON.