492 Vintage Avon Kenneth Jay Lane 1989 Under the Sea necklace and earrings

492 Vintage Avon Kenneth Jay Lane 1989 Under the Sea necklace and earrings jewelry set Two faux coral strands of Lucite beads with a gold seashell pendant enhancer. The original packaging includes a booklet that shows six way to wear the set. Lane, a highly regarded costume-jewelry designer, created jewelry for Avon between 1986 and 2005. The iconic Avon, founded in 1886 by David H. McConnell as the California Perfume Company in New York City, was a multi-level marketing business selling perfumes and lady’s toiletries. Renamed Avon Products Inc., in 1938, the company began producing costume jewelry in 1963 as free gifts to boost product sales. The first jewelry collection included in the Avon catalog in 1971, kicked off Avon’s emergence as the world's largest costume-jewelry producer, using contemporary materials such as Lucite, Bakelite, and other materials significant of the era in which it was created. Gold tone metal, Lucite, rhinestone K.J.L. for AVON RHF492