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"   Photo: Bruno Albizzati  PARIS\u2014On Aura Tout Vu translates to `You think you&amp;#039;ve seen it all&amp;#039;...and trust me, you haven&amp;#039;t. One of Paris&amp;#039; wackiest couture houses, their theatrical, demented collections are a favorite of Lady Gaga and with branches of trees and giant replicas of dishes, they remind us of some combination of Dali&amp;#039;s lobster phone and Elsa Schiaparelli&amp;#039;s lamb chop hat. We met the designers, Livia Stoianova and Yassen Samouilov before their show and got a sneaky preview of tomorrow&amp;#039;s catwalk. The kooky, remarkably friendly pair discusses Gaga&amp;#039;s measurements, luxury today, and being saved by couture. ELLE: Your shows are always so entertaining! What will we see tomorrow?S&amp;amp;amp;S: Well, the collection is called `Flying Dreams&amp;#039;, so the first model will come in wearing a basket filled with eggs on her shoulders. We can also tell you two things: there will be a bicycle covered in feathers\u2014t hat we might even ride ourselves\u2014and we will give each member of the audience a feather mask. We love the idea of everyone being masked by the models.   Photo: Bruno Albizzati  ELLE: Can&amp;#039;t wait! How about the actual clothes?S&amp;amp;amp;S: We are, as always, developing new materials: you will see plenty of dresses of course, but neo-harem pants, in a light, plastic coated material which means they can be machine-washed! ELLE: You&amp;#039;ve worked quite a bit with Lady Gaga, correct?S&amp;amp;amp;S: Yes! Actually, the wedding dress of tomorrow show belongs to her. She kindly accepted to lend it back to us for the catwalk, and even shipped it herself from Los Angeles. It&amp;#039;s enormous, you&amp;#039;ll see, it needs a whole truck to itself to be moved around, and has gigantic wings attached to it.   Photo: Bruno Albizzati  ELLE: And how was it working with the popstar?S&amp;amp;amp;S: She&amp;#039;s anything but difficult. We expected her to be a pain, because she&amp;#039;s so famous, but she&amp;#039;s extremely professional. It is insane to receive her measurements, we had never seen such precise numbers, and we even got measures for her pinkie! ELLE: Why is it interesting to do couture instead of ready-to-wear?S&amp;amp;amp;S: It is the only place where you can be totally free, we are entirely self-financed and the idea isn&amp;#039;t to sell but present our universe.   Photo: Bruno Albizzati  ELLE: And can you survive like this, especially in times of recession?S&amp;amp;amp;S: We went through a bad time a few years ago, and it is actually couture that saved us. As you may know, we also produce accessories, some in collaboration with brands such as Caron and Moulin Rouge. And that&amp;#039;s what wasn&amp;#039;t selling, because in times of recession people want big names. But couture clients are different, they want something unique, truly different, they are more daring. And actually this year is the best we&amp;#039;ve had since the launch of the brand eight collections ago. ELLE: Does this mean the luxury and couture industry is changing?S&amp;amp;amp;S: Yes, we think so. We are entering a time where simply bringing together luxury elements, the right materials, the cuts, and the comfort is not enough. People are yearning for something with a soul, and an artisanal feel. People are less and less interested in a label. "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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