在2003年Gilles Mendel 第一次发布了J.Mendel 成衣系列，随即入选CFDA (The Council of Fashion designers of America awards) 美国时装设计师协会。
◆ J.Mendel 品牌档案：
国家：法国
产品类别：皮草大衣、女装高级成衣、配饰、鞋靴
公司总部：法国巴黎
Gilles Mendel, heir apparent and designer of J. Mendel, has reinvented the concept of fur. In the legacy of this fifth generation family fur house, Gilles Mendel continually challenges accepted notions of the legendary material by demonstrating its unexpected lightness, versatility and fabric-like properties. Moving into the ready to wear arena with the same dexterity, the Paris bred designer has created a full-scale atelier in his New York studio.
In 2003, marking the launch of his ready to wear collection, Gilles was inducted into the CFDA. He showed the Fall 2004 collection during Fashion Week in New York, officially introducing the ready to wear on the runway before the international press. The collection demonstrated Mendel's ability to work in materials ranging from silk chiffon to woolen tweeds with the same creativity and emphasis on design that he is known for in fur.