The Girls™ by Melissa Gitelman The Girls by Melissa Gitelman The Girls™ are a series of stylized female characters depicting the leisure passions and hobbies of women. Although many women work, they often identify themselves by the things they like to do for fun, not by their profession. The brainchild of Melissa Gitelman, who previously worked as a manager of product development for Talbots, started her business out of her garage mainly because she wanted to spend more time with her growing family. Unfortunately, The Girls™ are no longer being produced on products.