Posted on December 14th 2011 at 6:37pm

The world of fashion is vast and changing rapidly. If you’re in the fashion industry, love talking about fashion, or just want to appear knowledgeable at parties, it’s important to stay on top of the latest fashion terminology. If you’re looking to brush up on your fashion jargon, here is a handy little guide to some of the most mispronounced words in fashion, according to Allure magazine:
BULGARI BUHL-guh-ree
GIVENCHY zhee-von-she
GUERLAIN gair-lahn
RUCHING roosh-ing
YVES SAINT LAURENT eve sanh la-rahn
ISSEY MIYAKE EE-say me-AH-kay
DÉCOLLETAGE day-cole-ay-taj
L'OCCITANE lox-ee-tan
LOUBOUTIN loo-boo-tan
EMPIRE em-pire OR ohm-peer
FRÉDÉRIC FEKKAI fred-er-riq fehk-eye
CLE DE PEAU BEAUTÉ clay duh poe BO-tay
HERMÈS air-mez
LOUIS VUITTON lou-ee VEE-tonn
Carla Snuggs is a freelance writer for Endless Beauty.