Kenneth Jay Lane More Earrings
American, 1932-2017
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.
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Kenneth Jay Lane KJL Dangling Cluster Faux Lapis Lazuli and Pearl Bead Earrings
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Located in Milford, DE
Stylish pair of cluster earrings by Kenneth Jay Lane. Add some glamour to any style with these gold-plated earrings decorated with faux lapis lazuli and pearl...
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KJL Kenneth Jay Lane Gold Plated and Cobalt Blue Enamel Clip On Earrings
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Beautiful Kenneth Jay Lane gold plated earrings, featuring lovely cobalt blue enamel. Measuring length 2.9 cm / 1.14 inches by width 1.4 cm / .55 inch.
This is a pair of glamorous a...
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Kenneth Jay Lane KJL Multicolor Jelly Cabochon Gold Bezel Drop Dangle Earrings
By Kenneth Jay Lane
Located in Milford, DE
Stylish Kenneth Jay Lane earrings, featuring opaque green, red, and blue cabochons set in open-back gold-plated bezels.
Hallmarks: KJL, China
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Kenneth Jay Lane KJL Coral Enamel Bezel Ruby Crystal Square Clip on Earrings
By Kenneth Jay Lane
Located in Milford, DE
Stylish Kenneth Jay Lane earrings, featuring rose, amethyst, and ruby crystals bezel set ina orange enamel square clip on earrings.
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Kenneth Jay Lane Gold CZ Crystal Butterfly Flower Earrings, Contemporary
By Kenneth Jay Lane
Located in Milford, DE
Add a little natural beauty to your outfit with these sparkling flower and butterfly earrings!
Gold plated button earrings by Kenneth Jay Lane. Light rose, amethyst, and peridot cub...
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Kenneth Jay Lane Gold Jeweled Square Button Clip on Earrings, KJL, Contemporary
By Kenneth Jay Lane
Located in Milford, DE
A pair of clip on earrings by Kenneth Jay Lane. Each gold-plated earring is painted in coral orange enamel, and decorated with colorful crystals.
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Kenneth Jay Lane KJL Dangling Cluster Turquoise and Faux Pearl Bead Earrings
By Kenneth Jay Lane
Located in Milford, DE
Stylish pair of cluster earrings by Kenneth Jay Lane. Add some glamour to any style with these gold-plated earrings decorated with faux turquoise and pearl beads.
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Kenneth Jay Lane Gilded Bow Earrings with Swarovski Crystals, Signed
By Kenneth Jay Lane
Located in McKinney, TX
These dazzling & shiny gold-plated clip-on bow earrings by Kenneth Jay Lane are studded with faceted Swarovski crystals and are the perfect compliment to your holiday look!
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KJL Kenneth Jay Lane Canary Crystal Double Oval Framed Drop Earrings in Silver
By Kenneth Jay Lane
Located in Milford, DE
This dramatic and dazzling drop design sparkles with canary and clear cubic zirconia crystals. From Kenneth Jay Lane's CZ collection.
Rhodium Plated Brass. Post with Friction.
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Kenneth Jay Lane KJL Black Carved Earring with Clear Crystals, Post Backs
By Kenneth Jay Lane
Located in Milford, DE
A pair of post-back earrings by Kenneth Jay Lane. Each carved black earrings is decorated with clear pave crystals set in a silvertone setting.
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