ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti θɹˈiː, ðə jˈɪɹ lˈeɪn kəmˈɛmɚɹˌeɪɾᵻd ðə θˈɜːɾiəθ ˌænɪvˈɜːsɚɹi ʌv hɪz fˈaʊndɪŋ, ðə nˈuː jˈɔːɹk tˈaɪmz kəmpˈɛɹd hˌɪm tə kˈoʊkoʊ ʃɐnˈɛl fɔːɹ hˌævɪŋ səksˈɛsfəli mˌeɪd fˈoʊ dʒˈuːəlɹi ʃˈiːk, nˈoʊɾɪŋ ðæt ʌnlˈaɪk ʃɐnˈɛlz wˈɛlθi klaɪəntˈɛl, hɪz ɹˈæðɚ mˈoːɹ ɐfˈoːɹdəbəl dɪzˈaɪnz wɜːɹ æksˈɛsəbəl tʊ ɐ fˈɑːɹ wˈaɪdɚɹ ˈɔːdiəns.
In 1993, the year Lane commemorated the 30th anniversary of his founding, The New York Times compared him to Coco Chanel for having successfully made faux jewelry chic, noting that unlike Chanel's wealthy clientele, his rather more affordable designs were accessible to a far wider audience.