Kenneth Jay Lane was an American costume jewelry designer.
Kenneth Jay Lane in his apartment in New York City, 2003
Costume or fashion jewelry includes a range of decorative items worn for personal adornment that are manufactured as less expensive ornamentation to complement a particular fashionable outfit or garment as opposed to "real" (fine) jewelry, which is more costly and which may be regarded primarily as collectibles, keepsakes, or investments. From the outset, costume jewelry — also known as fashion jewelry — paralleled the styles of its more precious fine counterparts.
Swatch Bijoux Jewelry
An example of gold plated jewelry
Sarah Coventry 1959 "Sultana" jewelry set.