Bibhu Mohapatra is Appointed Director of Design for J. Mendel in New York

FIT graduate is appointed Director of Design for J. Mendel, in New York.

(PRWEB) September 11, 2004 -- Bibhu Mohapatra has worked for Gilles Mendel, the head of J. Mendel, for the last five years.

In those five years, with the cooperation of Mr. Mendel, Bibhu has redesigned the fur line and developed a stunning ready to wear couture line for the label. Bibhu also developed many innovative ways to use and make fur never before seen, and now used by many in the industry.

The J Mendel label is hot, because of the fresh innovative designs created by Bibhu and the marketing savvy of owner Gilles Mendel. An amazing team, indeed!

The label is seen on actors and celebrities and on and off the red carpets, around the world.

Jennifer Lopez, Jessica Simpson, Cameron Diaz, Sarah Jessica Parker, Julian Moore, Eve,

Aretha Franklin, Whitney Houston, Salma Hayak, Mandy Moore, Gwen Stefani have all worn this hot design team's designs. The line is regularly featured in the major fashion magazines like Vogue, Harpers, Elle, In style, WWD.

The J. Mendel name is long established and world famous for the century old fur line established in Paris, but has become widly sought after for the new fresh creations of Mr. Mohapatra and his team. The label has retail stores in New York, Paris and Aspen and a boutique in Bergdorf Goodman in New York.

Bibhu is in charge of the design and creation of the fashion fur and women's ready to wear line, which includes evening gowns, cocktail dresses,wedding gowns, coats, and suits. From the moment Bibhu joined Mendel, the look and feel of the line changed. The label matured and became the trend setting sophisticated label that is now world famous. As Gilles Mendel will readily admit, "Bibhu has become the most important member of the Mendel team".

Bibhu Mohapatra received his masters degree in fashion design from FIT in New York and also has a masters degree in Economics from Utah State University.

He worked for Halston prior to joining J. Mendel..

The 32 year old Mr. Mohapatra was born in the Indian state of Orissa.

Style.com

http://www.style.com/fashionshows/collections/S2007RTW/review/JMENDEL

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