NOBODY WORE "VER-SAYCE" QUITE LIKE THE GROWN UP JESSE SPANO.
Go ahead, laugh it up. Showgirls in its epic glory made us fall in love with the incredibly dim yet bubbly Nomi Malone as she fumbled to accept a compliment about her outfit.
“Thanks" She said. "It’s Ver-Sayce!”
It was painful and at the same time endearing. Jesse Spano may have grown up to be a dunder-headed twit with oversized mammaries, but she was still our life long childhood friend. She could do no wrong.
You, on the other hand, did not spend your childhood starring in Saved By the Bell as the overachieving Bayside braniac Jesse Spano; therefore, your reputation will not survive a D-list stint as a fictional showgirl, nor will it allow any embarrassing mispronunciations of today’s top fashion brands. Simply put, you’re no Nomi Malone and nor do you want to be.
SO, in an effort to help each other avoid that ever so embarrassing Nomi Malone moment, we at sister|brother have concocted a phonetic guide to those annoyingly difficult fashion names we all wish we could say without sounding like a doofus. Ermenegildo Zegna, Christian Louboutin? Fear no longer, I present to you Fashion Hope:
Badgley Mischka = Badge – Lee – Meesh - Kah
Christian Lacroix = La - Kwa
Christian Louboutin = Loo – Boo- Tawn
Ermenegildo Zegna = Air – Men – Eh – Jeel – Doh - Zen - Ya
Giambattista Vally = Jee – Ahm – Bateesta – Valley
Givenchy = Jee – Von – She
Hermes = Air - Mez
James Perse = As in a lady bag
Ralph Lauren = As in Lauren Hutton, he’s actually a lipshitz
Moschino = Mos – Keen – Oh
Monique Lhullier = Lu – Lee – Yay
Proenza Schouler = Pro – Ends – Ah – Skool - Err
Sister|Brother = Sees – Ter – Bro - There ;)
Yves Saint Laurent = Eve – San – Lor – Ron
There are literally SO many names out there, this blog could be pages long. If you have a special request just post it in comments and we will update - don't want to reveal who you are? Just email us at info@sisterbrotherstyle.com. In the meantime, check out this YouTube Link to find 3 second videos on how to pronounce practically every name in the Fashion book.
- brother
My employer used to go on and on about her 'Yevves Street Largent' cosmetics and I had no clue as to what she was referring to. She brought a mascara into the office to show me and I almost peed. Yves Saint Laurent. My day was made.
ReplyDeleteThankyouverymuch, Seesterbrothere, for enlightening we mere mortals. Entertaining post.
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