FABULOUS FAKES

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Northwestern Highway
Between 12 & 13 Mile Rds

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OPEN 7 DAYS I 855-9678

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"hasn't gone to his head. He's
a very honest, loyal person."
For years he has offered a
relative a paid-for trip to Europe
and enjoys gifting relatives with
his jewelry. When Birmingham
cousins Carol (Altman) and
Steve Bromberg vacationed in
Santa Fe, he arranged a
luncheon invitation for them to
the Duke and Duchess of
Bedford's residence there.
Kanter talks about Lane's first
visits back home after he made
New York his permanent
address.
"I remember when Kenny
would visit Detroit. He'd go to a
party wearing a pin-striped suit
with a red tie and red
handkerchief. 'Who is that?'
people would ask. They used to
laugh. He looked so New York
and everyone here looked so
square. I'd get upset but he'd
say: 'Don't worry, (I'll) show
them.' "
Undeniably he did show
them for when he made his
entry into the costume jewelry
industry, his designs were
smashing, his timing opportune.
After college graduation,
Lane worked for Vogue
magazine's art department for
one and a half years, spent
another year as a hungry artist,
then several years in shoe
design.
"I hadn't planned on going
into the jewelry business at all. I
was designing shoes for Arnold
Scaasi and did some things for
his jewelry collection. There was
an article in The New York
Times on the earrings (I
designed) and within one
month, I was selling to every
big store on Fifth Avenue."
The year was 1963, the year
both robbery and insurance
rates rose. People traveled more
and those who owned
fabulously expensive jewelry
were afraid to take it with them
on trips. Materials for good
costume jewelry, scarce since

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