As he stitches together the final threads of his latest Paris Fashion Week collection, acclaimed Indian fashion designer Rahul Mishra is taking inspiration from France -- and a fellow master from another era. "I want to achieve the impossible, I want to paint air," he told AFP, quoting the 19th-century impressionist painter Claude Monet. Both men are known for their artistic urge to depict nature -- Monet on canvas, and Mishra on his extravagant haute couture gowns. His creations are a regular staple of the world's leading fashion magazines, where they are modelled by film stars including Cate Blanchett and Michelle Yeoh. IMAGES AND SOUNDBITES ARRANGED IN SEQUENCES