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Posted on December 14th 2011 at 6:37pm

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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.