Kenneth Jay Lane Faux Jade Flower Cuff Bracelet, Crystals and Black Enamel, 2"
About the Item
- Creator:
- Metal:
- Stone:
- Stone Cut:
- Style:
- Place of Origin:
- Period:
- Date of Manufacture:21st Century
- Condition:
- Seller Location:Milford, DE
- Reference Number:
Kenneth Jay Lane
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.
- ShippingRetrieving quote...Ships From: Milford, DE
- Return PolicyA return for this item may be initiated within 1 day of delivery.
- KJL Kenneth Jay Lane Double Sea Serpent Crystal Enamel Faux Pearl Gold BraceletBy Kenneth Jay LaneLocated in Milford, DEDouble-headed sea serpent hinged crossover bracelet by Kenneth Jay Lane with intricate detail. Features gold-plated metal in a textured scale pattern. Each snake head is accented wit...Category
1990s American Cuff Bracelets
MaterialsCrystal, 22k Gold, Gold Plate
- Vintage Zuni Native American Silver Cuff Bracelet With Turquoise & Coral InlaysLocated in Milford, DEAn early to mid 1900s Native American Zuni bracelet. This stylish sterling silver cuff features a butterfly motif with turquoise and coral inlay wings. Exceptional, minimalist Zuni c...Category
20th Century American Native American Cuff Bracelets
MaterialsCoral, Turquoise, Sterling Silver
- Native American Bear Claw Sterling Silver Tapered Cuff Bracelet with TurquoiseLocated in Milford, DEA vintage Native American bracelet! This elegant sterling silver cuff features a bear claw motif centerpiece accented with a single tu...Category
20th Century American Native American Cuff Bracelets
MaterialsTurquoise, Sterling Silver
- Oscar de la Renta Bamboo Leaf Faux Pearl Hinged Cuff Bracelet in GoldBy Oscar De La RentaLocated in Milford, DEAn exquisite hinged cuff bracelet by Oscar de la Renta. Features bamboo leaf motifs decorated with brilliant crystals and faux pearls. Hinged, with magnetic closure. Inner diameter ...Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Cuff Bracelets
MaterialsCrystal
- KJL Kenneth Jay Lane Green Cabochon White Cuff BraceletBy Kenneth Jay LaneLocated in Milford, DEKenneth Jay Lane cuff bracelet. White enamel and 22KT gold plated. Green resin cabochon centerpiece accented with faux emerald, lapis lazuli, and clear crystals. ... Measurements: ...Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Art Deco Cuff Bracelets
MaterialsCrystal, Gold Plate, Yellow Gold
- KJL Kenneth Jay Lane Crystal Maltese Cross, White Enamel Hinged Cuff BraceletBy Kenneth Jay LaneLocated in Milford, DEA bracelet by Kenneth Jay Lane. Painted white enamel, with a stylized maltese cross motif in gold. The centerpiece features a single teal-green resin cabochon, surrounded by clear cr...Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Cuff Bracelets
MaterialsCrystal, Gold Plate
- 0.01ct Gold And Diamond Fish NecklaceLocated in Fatih, 34Product Details : • Made to Order • Gold Kt: 14kt • Available Gold Colors: Rose Gold, Yellow Gold, White Gold • 0.01ct Natural Round Diamond • Diamonds VS/SI Clarity • Comes ...Category
2010s European Modern Cuff Bracelets
MaterialsDiamond, 14k Gold
- Van Cleef & Arpels Five Row Diamond Bracelet, Platinum and 18kBy Van Cleef & ArpelsLocated in New York, NYA Van Cleef & Arpels Five Row Diamond Bracelet made in Platinum and 18k white gold. The length of the bracelet is 7 inches long and 0.72 inches wide, weighing 78.90 grams. Signed and...Category
20th Century Cuff Bracelets
MaterialsDiamond, Platinum
- Sistema Bracelet v2 (0.4 CT, Diamond Slab, 9mm, KA+DIA)By Parts of FourLocated in PARIS, FRBracelet in oxydized sterling silver and a slab of rough diamond. This slab is removed from a larger chunk of diamond. The Sistema series expresses the core principle of P/4 which is...Category
2010s Cuff Bracelets
MaterialsDiamond, Sterling Silver
- 1980s Van Cleef & Arpels Ruby and Diamond Bracelet, 18k YellowBy Van Cleef & ArpelsLocated in New York, NY"A Van Cleef & Arpels Ruby and Diamond Bracelet made in 18k Yellow and Pink Gold. Signed Van Cleef Arpels, Numbered, French assay marks for gold. The Certificate of Authenticity by V...Category
Vintage 1980s Cuff Bracelets
MaterialsDiamond, Ruby, 18k Gold
- French Sculptor Henri Nogaret Bronze and Brass Brutalist Cuff Bracelet, 1960sBy Henri NogaretLocated in Atlanta, GAFrench sculptor and painter Henri Nogaret (1927 -) created this sculptural brutalist bronze and brass cuff bracelet in the 1960s. The large brass band is topped with a gilded bronze ...Category
Vintage 1960s French Modernist Cuff Bracelets
MaterialsBronze, Brass
- Claude Montana for Marie Paris Gilt Metal Lace Cuff BraceletBy Claude MontanaLocated in Atlanta, GASuperb romantic cuff bracelet designed by Claude Montana for Marie Paris. An oversized Hellenistic-inspired intricate carved and see-thru shape with textured gilt metal featuring lac...Category
1990s French Modernist Cuff Bracelets
MaterialsGilt Metal