Dolce & Gabbana, Fendi & Madonna – sometimes fancy fashion designer names are a challenge to pronounce.  We’ve all been guilty of designer name mutilation a time or two, and as penance, we’ve gathered a list of famous brands and designers, along with their proper phonetic spellings.

Arm yourself with our guide, and names like Nicolas Ghesquière and Proenza Schouler will soon roll confidently off your tongue:

A

Abaeté:     Ah-bye-ah-tay
Agnès B:     Ahn-yes Beh
Alber Elbaz for Lanvin:     Al-BEAR el-BAHZ for Lon-VAN
Alejandro Ingelmo:     Allay-handro In-gel-mo
Alessandro Dell’Acqua:     Ala-SAND-roe del-LA-kwa
Alexandre Herchcovitch:     Ah-le-ZAN-dreh HAIRCH-co-vich
Anais Anais:     Aney-Aney
Andrew Gn:     Ahn-drew Jen
Andy Thê-Anh:     An-dee Tay-Ann
Ann Demeulemeester:     Ann DEH-moo-lah-MEE-ster
Anna Sui:     Ah-na SWEE
Anteprima:     On-tay-PRE-ma
Anya Hindmarch:     Ahn-ya HEIND-march
Aquascutum:     Ah-kwa-SKEW-tum
Arthur Mendonça:     Ar-thur Men-doe-sa
Atelier:     Ah-tell-ee-ay
Azzedine Alaia:     Aza-deen A-LYE-a

B

Badgley Mischka:     Badge-lee Meesh-ka
Balenciaga:     Bah-lin-see-AH-gah
Bally:     BAH-li
Balmain:     Bahl-mah
Baume & Mercier:     Bom ee Mer-SEE-yay
Behnaz Sarafpour:     Beh-naz Sa-RAH-furr
Bettye Muller:     Beh-tee Meu-ler
Bottega Veneta:     BO-tega VEN-e-ta
Boucheron:     Boo-ke-ron
Boudicca:     Boo-dih-ka
Bruno Magli:     BROO-no MAL-yi
Bvlgari:     BOOL-ga-ree
Burberry Prorsum:     BUR-bur-ree Proar-some
Byblos:     BEEB-los

C

Cacharel:     Cash-er-el
Carolina Herrera:     Caro-leena Ey-reh-ra
Cartier:     Car-ti-yey
Celine:     Seh-lyn
Celio:     Chel-yo
Cerruti:     Cher-RU-tee
Cesare Paciotti:     Che-sah-ray Pah-cho-tee
Chaiken:     Chay-ken
Chanel:     Sha-nel
Chantal Thomas:     SHAN-tal To-MAH
Charles Jourdan:     Sharls Zhor-DHUN
Charriol:     SHA-ri-yol
Chloe:     KLOH-eh
Chopard:     Sho PAR
Christian Dior:     Dee-yor
Christian Lacroix:     Kree-styan la-KWA
Christian Louboutin:     Kree-styan Loo-boo-tahn
Clarins:     Clarans
Claude Montana:     Kload Mohn-TA-na
Coccinelle:     KOH-chee-nel-li
Comme des Garçons:     Comb day Gar-SON
Costume National:     KOHS-tyum NAH-sho-nal
Courreges:     Koo-REZH
Cynthia Rowley:     Cynthia RAO-li

D

Dana Buchman:     Day-nah Buck-man
Diane von Furstenberg:     Diane von Fur-sten-berg (pronounced as spelled)
Dior Homme:     dee-OAR OM
Dolce & Gabbana:     DOLE-chay and gab-BON-a
Donna Karan:     Donna Karen
Dries Van Noten:     DREEZE van KNOW-ten
DSquared2:     DEE squared

E

Elie Saab:     EH-li Zahb
Emanuel Ungaro:     Ee-MAN-noo-el OON-Gah-ro
Emilio Pucci:     Eh-mi-li-oh Poo-ch-ee
Empire:     Um-pir
Emporio Armani:     Em-POHR-yo AR-mah-ni
Ermenegildo Zegna:     Er-MEN-a-jil-do Zen-ya
Erotokritos:     Arrow-toe-kri-tose
Etienne Aigner:     Eh-tee-yen On-yay
Etro:     Eh-tro

F

Façonnable:     FAH-so-nahb
Fancl:     Fang-kel
Fendi:     Fend-ee
Furla:     Fer-luh

G

Gareth Pugh:     Gareth Pew
Georg Jensen:     Yorg YEN-sen
Giambattista Valli:     Gee-ahm-battista Valley
Gianfranco Ferre:     Gee-an-frank-co Feh-REH
Gianni Versace:     Jee-YAN-nee Ver-SA-chee
Giles Deacon:     Jy-els Dee-kin
Giorgio Armani:     Jyor-jio Ahr-MAH-nee
Girbaud:     Jir-bow
Givenchy:     Jhee-VON-shee
Gucci:     GOO-chi
Guerlain:     Gher-lahn
Guy Laroche:     Ghee La-roash

H

Haute Couture:     OAT Ku-tour
Hedi Slimane:     Eddy Slim-MAHN
Helmut Lang:     HEL-moot Lung
Hermès:     AIR-mehz
Hervé Léger:     Air-vay Lay-jay
Hussein Chalayan:     Who-sane Sha-lion

I

Issey Miyake:     Ee-seh Mi-yah-key

J

Jacques Fath:     Zhack Faht
Jaeger-Lecoultre:     Yay-ger Leh-KOOT
James Perse:     James Purse (not “pierce”)
Jean Louis Scherrer:     Zhan LOO-ee She-REHR
Jean Paul Gaultier:     Zhan paul GO-tee-AY
Jean-Charles de Castlebajac:     Zhan-Sharls de KA-sel-ba-zhak
Joeffer Caoc:     Joe-fur Kay-ock
John Varvatos:     John var-VAY-toes
Junya Watanabe:     JOON-ya Wah-TAH-nah-bay

K

Kerastase:     Keh-rah-stahs
Kris Van Assche:     Chris Van-ASH
Ksubi:     Soo-bee

L

L’occitane:     Lok-si-tan
L’Wren Scott:     Le-ren Skot
Lacroix:     La-kwah
Lambertson Truex:     Lam-bert-son Tru-ex
Lancome:     Lan-kom
Lanvin:     Lon-VAUN
Les Copains:     Ley Co-pahn
LeSportsac:     Leh-sport-sac
Loewe:     LO-ee-VAY
Longchamp:     Long-shum
Longines:     LOHN-jeens
Louis Ferraud:     LOO-ee Fay-YOH
Louis Vuitton:     Loo-E Voo-EE-ton
Lucien Pellat-Finet:     Lu-see-en Peh-lought Fin-ay
Lulu Castagnette:     Loo-loo Kas-tan-yet

M

Madame Gres:     Mah-dam Gray
Mainbocher:     Maynbo-shay
Maison Martin Margiela:     MAZE-on-Mar-TEEN mar-GEL-ah
Manolo Blahnik:     Ma-no-low Blah-nick
Marchesa:     Mar-KAY-sa
Marithé et François Girbaud:     Mah-ri-TAY eh Frans-SUAH Jeer BOW
Martine Sitbon:    Mar-teen-sih-bohn
Missoni:     Miss-own-ee
Miu Miu:     Mew-Mew
Monique Lhullier:     Mo-neek Loo-lee-ay
Moschino:     Mo-SKI-no

N

Narciso Rodriguez:     Nar-SEE-so-Rod-RI-gehz
Nicolas Ghesquière:     NEE-ko-la guess-KYAIR

O

Olivier Theyskens:     Oh-LI-vi-yay THIGH-skens
Oscar de la Renta:     Os-car deh-la Ren-ta

P

Piaget:     Pya-jay
Piazza Sempione:     Pi-YAT-za Sem-pi-YO-ni
Pierre Balmain:     Pi-air BAHL-mahn
Pierre Cardin:     Pi-air Car-dain
Plain Sud:     Plan Sood
Poleci:     Policy
Prada:     Prah-da
Proenza Schouler:     Pro-EHN-za SKOO-ler

R

Raf Simons:     Rauph SEE-mon
Ralph Lauren: Ralph LAUR-en (not Lor-EN)
Rei Kawakubo:     Ray Kah-wah-koo-bo
Rochas:     RHO-shas
Rodarte:     Ro-dar-tay
Romeo Gigli:     Ro-meoh Gee-lee

S

Salvatore Ferragamo:     Sal-va-TOH-reh Fair-a-GAH-moe
Shu Uemura:     Shoe Ooh-eh-moorah
Sonia Rykiel:     Saun-ya Ree-kee-eel
Sophia Kokosalaki:     So-fee-a Ko-ko-sah-lah-kee
Swarovski:     Swore-off-ski

T

Tag Heuer:     Tag Ho-yer
Tapeet by Vicini:     Ti-peet by Vi-ch-ee-knee
Thakoon:     Ta-koon
Thierry Mugler:     TEh-ree MOOH-gleh
Thomas Maier:     TOH-mas MAH-yer
Tibi:     Tbi or Tu-by (not Tee-bee)
Tiiu Kiuk:     Tee-you Quick
Tocca:     Toe-ka
Trussardi:     Troo-sahr-dee

U

Ungaro:     OON-ga-ro

V

Vacheron Constantin:     Va-sha-RON Con-ston-TAN
Veronique Branquinho:     Ve-ro-NEEK BRANG-kee-no
Versace:     Ver-sah-chee OR Ver-saw-chay
Vionnet:     Vee-oh-nay

X

Xuly Bët:     ZUH-li Bet

Y

Yohji Yamamoto:     YO-jee Ya-ma-moto
YSL Rive Gauche:     YSL Reev Gosh
Yves Saint Laurent:     Eve Sane LAUR-ahn

Z

Zac Posen:     Zac Poe-zen

If you like, you can also search for audio recordings of many of these designer names on the Forvo.com website.

Via several helpful sites, including: ValetMag.com, ErmouMag.com, PopCulturePost.com, HypeBeast.com, InStyleCebu.com and the Wall Street Journal.

Did we leave a tricky name off the list?  Let us know in the comments!