Kenneth Jay Lane

Born: Detroit, Michigan
Nationality: American

Biography of Kenneth Jay Lane

Kenneth Jay Lane was born in Detroit and attended the University of Michigan and 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 thirty years, during which time his jewelry has been carried by major stores 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. Additionally, his jewelry is regularly featured on QVC, the cable television home shopping network. This peripatetic traveler and genial host makes his home in New York City.