Celebrating the work of Kenneth Jay Lane, the legendary designer famous for taking costume jewelry from inferior imitation to knock-out fashion statement, with the sale “Fake Jewels, Real Glamour”.
For the first time ever, YOOXVINTAGE offers not only rare vintage items but also multiples of pieces so classic that they are still in production - a timeless selection showcasing the full range and enduring appeal of Kenneth Jay Lane’s designs. With many pieces chosen directly from the Kenneth Jay Lane’ archives, yoox.com brings to the web the enduring style of the only costume jeweler whose work has been in continuous production for over fifty years.
yoox.com offers an iconic assortment of milestones from the jeweler’s long career, all characterized by Kenneth Jay Lane’s signature design excellence and fine-jewelry techniques.
From a vintage multi-strand faux-pearl torsade necklace with an Art Deco clasp to a jeweled gold filigree belt to his best-selling edition of the Maltese cross cuff made famous by Diana Vreeland, this selection offers a rare overview of the remarkable scope of the world’s most influential costume jeweler.
Augmented with archival photos and a video interview, with signed copies of Kenneth Jay Lane’s memoir, “Fabulous Fakes,” available for purchase, the yoox.com online event will coincide with the Norton Museum of Art’s retrospective of the designer’s work, in Palm Beach, Florida, from February to May 2011.
Kenneth Jay Lane’s jewelry has been admired and worn by some of history’s most alluring women, including the Duchess of Windsor, Elizabeth Taylor, and Audrey Hepburn. Jacqueline Kennedy asked Lane to create a copy of the necklace Aristotle Onassis gave her (the result is for sale on yoox.com). Today, the world’s most glamorous women continue to adore Lane’s work, among them, it-girls like the Olsen Twins, Nicole Kidman, Sarah Jessica Parker, and Madonna.
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