Kjl Jewlery
Vintage 1960s American Bangles
Gilt Metal
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Brooches
Mixed Metal
Vintage 1960s American Byzantine Pendant Necklaces
Gilt Metal
1990s American Modern Drop Earrings
Mixed Metal
Late 20th Century American Regency Clip-on Earrings
Gold Plate
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Brooches
Gold Plate, Mixed Metal
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Hoop Earrings
Mixed Metal
20th Century American Brooches
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Drop Earrings
Mixed Metal
Vintage 1960s American Modern Beaded Necklaces
Gold Plate
20th Century Choker Necklaces
20th Century Cuff Bracelets
20th Century Stud Earrings
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Cuff Bracelets
Mixed Metal
Late 20th Century American Modernist Cuff Bracelets
Enamel
Vintage 1980s American Modern Clamper Bracelets
Enamel, Mixed Metal
1990s American Modern Clamper Bracelets
Gold Plate, Mixed Metal
Vintage 1960s American Modern Clip-on Earrings
20th Century Clip-on Earrings
Vintage 1960s American Modernist Brooches
Gold Plate
Vintage 1960s American Beaded Necklaces
1990s American Brooches
Excellent condition with clip back fittings.
Vintage 1960s American Drop Earrings
Vintage 1980s Clip-on Earrings
21st Century and Contemporary American Brooches
Vintage 1980s American Contemporary Multi-Strand Necklaces
Gilt Metal
20th Century Cocktail Rings
Gilt Metal
Vintage 1980s American Choker Necklaces
Gilt Metal
21st Century and Contemporary American Art Deco Cuff Bracelets
Crystal, Gold Plate, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Contemporary Brooches
Gold Plate
2010s American Modern Brooches
Crystal, Gold Plate, Yellow Gold
Vintage 1980s American Modernist Brooches
Coral, Turquoise, Gold Plate, Gilt Metal
Late 20th Century American Modernist Brooches
2010s Modernist Brooches
Gold Plate
1990s Modernist Brooches
1990s American Cuff Bracelets
Vermeil
Vintage 1980s American Modernist Brooches
Gold Plate, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary American Link Necklaces
Crystal, Gold Plate
21st Century and Contemporary American Brooches
Crystal
20th Century American Art Deco Brooches
20th Century More Necklaces
Vintage 1970s American Necklace Enhancers
Crystal
2010s American Modern Brooches
Crystal
2010s American Art Deco Brooches
Crystal
21st Century and Contemporary American Brooches
Crystal, Gold Plate
21st Century and Contemporary Link Necklaces
Gold Plate
21st Century and Contemporary American Contemporary Brooches
Crystal
21st Century and Contemporary American Brooches
Crystal, Zircon
21st Century and Contemporary American Brooches
Crystal, Gold Plate
21st Century and Contemporary American Brooches
Crystal, Gold Plate
21st Century and Contemporary American Brooches
Crystal, Gold Plate
21st Century and Contemporary American Brooches
Crystal, Gold Plate
21st Century and Contemporary American Brooches
Crystal, 22k Gold, Gold Plate
1990s American Retro Brooches
Crystal, 22k Gold, Gold Plate
2010s American Modern Cocktail Rings
Gold Plate, Yellow Gold
2010s American Modern Cocktail Rings
Late 20th Century American Modernist Dangle Earrings
Gold Plate
Vintage 1980s American Modernist Brooches
Gold Plate
Late 20th Century American Modernist Brooches
Crystal, Pearl
Vintage 1980s German Baroque Pendant Necklaces
Gold Plate
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Kenneth Jay Lane for sale on 1stDibs
The father of so-called “fabulous fakes,” Kenneth Jay Lane was a spirited innovator within the jewelry industry, designing elegant and luxurious pieces without the use of real jewels. And while Lane aspired to create classic designs for earrings, bracelets and necklaces intended for everyday wear, his pieces caught the attention of celebrities, royalty and socialites.
From a young age, the Detroit, Michigan-born Lane was a lover of fashion. He studied at the Rhode Island School of Design and the University of Michigan. He pursued a design career in New York City, and a failed start in the art department of Vogue magazine led to a decade of designing shoes for the likes of Delman and Christian Dior.
Lane would occasionally develop shoe designs for friends he had in the fashion world such as Bill Blass and Arnold Scaasi. A show for the latter afforded him the opportunity to beautify shoes with rhinestones and create bangles and earrings to pair with the footwear — he found plastic bracelets at discount variety store and had them embellished by craftspeople at a shoe factory.
A love for costume jewelry design emerged thereafter. Lane created his own collection and admirers such as Jackie Kennedy and Elizabeth Taylor showered him with praise. A pearl necklace he designed was worn by Audrey Hepburn in Breakfast at Tiffany’s. In the early 1960s, ready-to-wear pioneer Hattie Carnegie purchased Lane’s jewelry line. Lane was given the position of design director for Carnegie but he soon changed course, moving instead into a small studio and pursuing his own path.
Lane worked with milk glass, gilded silver hardware, faux coral and other materials, and sold pendant necklaces, dangle earrings and modern bracelets to private customers. He was fond of renowned fine jewelry houses Cartier and Van Cleef & Arpels and designers such as Jean Schlumberger, and cited having found inspiration in Egyptian and Indian jewelry over the years as well as Art Deco jewelry. Lane’s designs, which he called “faque” and “junque,” became well-known for their distinctive color combinations and clever characteristics such as embroidery. By the time he purchased a small jewelry factory in Providence, Rhode Island, where his accessories would be made during the 1960s, Lane had secured relationships with top Manhattan boutiques and his work had caught the attention of fashion magazines.
Directed by the filmmaker Gisèle Roman, a 2018 documentary about Lane’s life and work called Fabulously Fake: The Real Life of Kenneth Jay Lane features interviews with legendary fashion designers Carolina Herrera, Tory Burch and Diane von Furstenberg.
On 1stDibs, find a collection of vintage Kenneth Jay Lane brooches, rings and other accessories.