Kenneth Jay Lane, Inc. Vintage Jewelry Information

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If you like flashy, over-the-top, movie star worthy jewelry you are sure to love Kenneth Lane. And if you are already a fan, you must get the book Kenneth Jay Lane: Faking It by Harrice Simons Miller and Kenneth Jay Lane. Our treasured copy is signed by both authors!

Quotes:

I think there's a danger in overexposure. Just think what happened to Lady Godiva--she became a chocolate.
Kenneth Jay Lane on fame

To my mother, who said, when I told her I was going into the jewelry business, "Kenneth, please don't tell anyone."
Kenneth Lane's Dedication in his book Faking It.

Kenneth Jay Lane (1963-present)

started out as a shoe designer working for Delman Shoes and later Christian Dior Shoes
began designing earrings (1963) for which he started receiving orders
Saks Fifth Avenue sold out of his designs during the first day of sale
designed shoes during the day and jewelry at night and on the weekends until it was profitable to become a full time business
Kenneth Lane Jewelry is well known for being large, daring, flashy, imaginative, and fun
it is also known to be worn by the "rich and famous"
his "pearls" have been worn by royalty

Marks Used:

Kenneth Lane
Kenneth J. Lane
K.J.L.
K.J.L. For Avon
K.J.L. For Laguana

Additional and Suggested References:

Kenneth Jay Lane: Faking It, Kenneth Jay Lane, Harrice Simons Miller, John Bigelow Taylor (Photographer), ISBN 0-81093-579-1, Published October 1996, Published by Harry N. Abrams, Inc.
Costume Jewelry: The Great Pretenders (Schiffer Book for Collectors) Third Edition With Revised Price Guide, Lyngerda Kelley, Nancy Schiffer, ISBN 0-7643-0613-8, Published April 1996, Revised 1998, Published by Schiffer Publishing, Ltd.
Fifty Years of Collectible Fashion Jewelry 1925-1975, Lillian Baker, ISBN 0-89145-319-9, Published April 1986, Published by Collector Books.
Popular Jewelry of the 60s, 70s & 80s (Schiffer Book for Collectors), Roseann Ettinger, ISBN 0-88740-998-9, Published March 1997, Published by Schiffer Publishing, Ltd.

Examples Of Kenneth Jay Lane Jewelry and Signatures

Ring is a book piece. Shown without the rhinestones in in Warman's Jewelry 2nd Edition (1998) by Christine Romero (pg. 201).