Can you pronounce these fancy international luxury brand names correctly? Do you know enough about their backgrounds to talk knowledgeably about them? In this video, I’m going to discuss 4 or 5 of the most famous ultra-high-end brands from France.
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Episode #95
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Pronounce
these luxury brand names
correctly.
(And talk knowledgeably about them.)
Whether or not you’re in the market to buy luxury brands, it’s always good to be able to drop the names in casual conversation at a party to appear like a man or woman of the world. But it would backfire if you got the pronunciation wrong. So here are some of the world’s top luxury brands with pronunciation tips and interesting facts about their heritage.
The French seem to have almost a monopoly on iconic luxury brands—particularly from the world of fashion and lifestyle. Perhaps because there’s been a great emphasis on style and high living in their culture. And, being a former colonial power, they had the wealth to match. So it’s no coincidence that all the brands in this video are French. Making it a lesson in French pronunciation as well.
Learn how to pronounce Chanel, find out who founded the company and what its signature perfume is called. Learn key French terms from the fashion industry, what they mean, how to say them: prêt-à-porter, haute couture.
Learn how to say the French R and also the rules of pronunciation in this language — useful because many French words are used in English.
Learn the meaning of ‘pretentious’.
Find out which designer was the only one to be featured on Time magazine’s list of the 100 most influential people of the 20th century.
Then there’s Louis Vuitton, a brand almost everyone’s heard of.
I’ll talk about champagne, what it means. I’ll introduce you to two key brand names connected to it: Dom Pérignon and Moët & Chandon. The former was the name of a Benedictine monk — I’ll tell you all about that too.
I’ll also talk about the symbol ‘&’ — what it’s called and what it means.
Learn what cellar master, sparkling wine and abbey mean.
Then there’s Balenciaga, originally Spanish. While talking about this brand, I’ll tell you about how Spaniards pronounce the letter C. And why the brand moved to France.
Finally, there’s Louis Vuitton. Learn the meaning of the word ‘malletier’ in this contex
Do write the luxury brand names you would like me to cover in the future below.
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