So if you are like me, this is for you =)
Top 10 Most Mispronounced Fashion Labels:
1) Agnes B: Pronounced = Arg-nias Bay
2) Chanel: Pronounced = Shah-nell
3) Christian Louboutin: Pronounced = Christian Low-bow-tawn
4) Givenchy: Pronounced = Jhee-vawn-chee
5) Hermes: Pronounced = Air-meh
6) Herve Leger: Pronounced = Er-vay Lay-jher
7) Lanvin: Pronounced = Lawn-vawn
8) Loewe: Pronounced = Loo-wei
9) Louis Vuitton: Pronounced = Lu-ey Vu-tawn
10) Yves Saint Laurent: Pronounced = Eve-seung-lor-rong
Surprised? But who can blame us for mispronouncing as they're generally French & German, I mean c'mon, non-Chinese people can't pronounce our Chinese names and surnames either.
Like seriously, Vera Wang's "wang" does not rhyme with "rang" but with "rung" okaay *laughs*
Credits: foxtrot.com |
P.S: FYI, faux pas is pronounced as "Fou Pah" =)