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Kenneth Jay Lane in 1970. "I myself am a fabulous fake," he once said of his success.
Neal Boenzi/The New York Times; thumbnail, Ron Galella/WireImage, 1986
Kenneth Jay Lane
Died on July 20, 2017 at age 85
A designer and bon vivant, Mr. Lane built a global business from glittering acts of unabashed deception, producing fake and junk jewelry — or, as he liked to say, tongue in cheek, “faque” and “junque.”
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