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...Three: But this year's squad does have a new and improved Lane MacDonald and Barakett...
...undisputed king of faux jewels is Designer Kenneth Jay Lane, whose styles have made the fakes almost as appealing as the genuine items. Says Lane, who charges anywhere from $16 for lion's-head earrings to $600 for a belt studded with "rubies" and "emeralds": "Every woman wants to be a Cinderella when she puts on jewels. Faux jewelry is like glass slippers. She can look like she's going to the ball even...
...Lane began selling imitation jewels in 1963, but his business has dramatically taken off in the past few years. Since 1983 his chain of stores has expanded from four to eleven branches, including shops from Beverly Hills and New York City to London and Paris. His sales will reach $25 million this year, up nearly 20% from 1985. Lane, 54, says he hopes to open a dozen more shops around the U.S. within three years...
...best-known designs feature thousands of small rhinestones clustered around a crystal centerpiece. Jay Feinberg's simple and sleek Austrian-crystal jewelry, priced from $20 to $500, is popular at such upscale outlets as Neiman-Marcus and Saks Fifth Avenue. While many faux pieces are original designs (Lane's big sellers this season are animals, bows and flowers), some are direct copies of the real glitter sold by such elite names in the jewelry trade as Bulgari and Cartier. Says Lane: "Most people I copy see it as a compliment. Let's face it. You're nobody if I haven...
...fine looking hockey player, that Lane MacDonald...and he scores," was how they described the first goal of freshman defenseman McCormack's career--which in fact was tipped in by MacDonald. The announcers quickly changed their call to credit McCormack with the score, inadvertantly switching the correct call to an incorrect...