Shamelessly: Jewelry from Kenneth Jay Lane
Immerse yourself in the flamboyant world of designer Kenneth Jay Lane,
whose gorgeous costume jewelry has ornamented the world's most famous
and powerful women for more than forty years. Over 670 sparkling color
images present Lane's wide-ranging and innovative jewelry, featuring
designs inspired by the fabled, exotic, and romantic cultures of the
world, including Ancient Egypt, China, India, Ancient Greece and Rome,
Byzantium, Arabia, Pre-Columbian and Native Southwest America, Tribal
Africa, and Europe. Explore the varied motifs this master jeweler used,
taken from every aspect of the natural world, and the many materials
employed, including metals and plastics and dazzling costume gemstones.
The accompanying text provides much useful information, including marks
employed by Lane, and wonderful, whimsical quips by K. J. Lane himself.
Anyone passionate for jewelry and the jeweler's art will treasure this
book.
Price: $79.95
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Kenneth Jay Lane
BFA '54 [Advertising Design]
Kenneth Jay Lane was born in Detroit and attended the University of Michigan then the Rhode Island School of Design. He has received numerous awards, among them from Neiman Marcus, Harper's Bazaar, and the prestigious Coty American Fashion Critics for his, "outstanding contribution to fashion." His career spans more than forty years, during which time his jewelry has entered stores and boutiques all over the world, shown in exhibitions such as those held at The Costume Institute of The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, and collected by dealers and appreciators of costume jewelry.
Kenneth Jay Lane was born in Detroit and attended the University of Michigan then the Rhode Island School of Design. He has received numerous awards, among them from Neiman Marcus, Harper's Bazaar, and the prestigious Coty American Fashion Critics for his, "outstanding contribution to fashion." His career spans more than forty years, during which time his jewelry has entered stores and boutiques all over the world, shown in exhibitions such as those held at The Costume Institute of The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, and collected by dealers and appreciators of costume jewelry.