Kenneth Jay Lane, who elevated costume jewelry to an art form and designed pieces for high-profile clients like Jackie Kennedy, has died at 85. Lane died in his sleep Thursday night ...

Costume jewelry wiz Kenneth Jay Lane shares how he makes rhinestones ... Monday at 7 p.m. Corcoran Gallery of Art, 500 17th St. NW. $25, two programs $40. 202-639-1770.

(Rumor has it that she was even buried in a jeweled Kenneth Jay Lane belt.) Diana Vreeland also recognized Lane’s talent and tapped him to handle the jewelry for the Metropolitan Museum of Art ...

By Stephanie Chan Kenneth Jay Lane, famed costume jewelry ... Before launching his jewelry business, Lane had a stint in Vogue‘s art department and designed shoes under Roger Vivier at Christian ...