ever wondered how these designer labels are pronounced?

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well, wonder no more! courtesy of the blog fashionista.com, we no longer have to bumble our way through our designer labels (friend: "great dress, chica! what is it?" you: "it's monique louie... luhuwee... luhuli--uh, my MOM bought it for me!"). so how ARE these fashion-forward labels pronounced, anyway? read on to find out. oh, and any additions to the list are most welcome, too. :) gareth pugh = gareth "pew" gaultier = gaulti-ay comme des garcon = com day gar-sohn yves saint laurent = "eve" hermes = air-maze rochas = ro-sha abaete = a-bye-ah-tay carolina herrera = caro-leena herrera (NOT caro-lie-na herrara) nicolas ghesquiere = nico-la guess-key-air givenchy = jhee-von-shee ralph lauren = ralp "lauren" (as in the girl's name!) monique lhuillier = monique "l'oo-li-ay" christian louboutin = christian "loo-boo-tahn" marchesa = mar-kay-sa moschino = mo-ski-no dries van noten = "dree-s" van noten raf simons = raff see-mon hedi slimane = eddy sli-mahn olivier theyskens = olivi-ay tay-skins happy designer-name-dropping! :)