Sitting at the J. Mendel show, I was completely stunned by the effortless beauty of the designs and dresses. Inspired by his costume collection for the New York City Ballet, Gilles Mendel took the natural ballerina tones and feel and modernized them. Bright coral tones, muted pinks and nudes, beaded silk, soft Tibetan lamb and fox boleros glided smoothly down the runways as if they were floating on air. Pleated mousseline gowns that were gorgeously glamorous, layerless dressing and soft…