"Faking It" 1996 LANE, Kenneth Jay (INSCRIBED) Cravats

"Faking It" 1996 LANE, Kenneth Jay (INSCRIBED) CravatsThey glitter, they dazzle, they fool the eye, but one thing is certain: they are all concocted by the world's most beloved and successful designer of costume jewelry, Kenneth Jay Lane. In Kenneth Jay Lane: Faking It, the designer tells us in his own words about his remarkable career and equally remarkable life. The entertainment begins as Lane recalls his transformation in the early 1960s from a shoe designer for Christian Dior to his rookie period

setting the firm’s work within the social and architectural context of the day

"The Perfect Reference Book for every home

and the book is filled with stories of his adventures in the great outdoors

landscape designs and views—invites you to stroll through some of America's most exquisite homes and gardens

the Pasha de Cartier

text illustrations by Beaton

Chapin Jr (former chmn of American Motors)

navigates the challenges of college life

Conrad's elegant saloon on Broadway in San Francisco's North Beach

Lieutenant Commander Terence Horsley traveled between two very different worlds

who immediately falls in love with her

This recognized her prominent status as a leader of the Long Island social set and her family's legendary involvement in elite American horse breeding and racing