lˈeɪn wʌzɐ mˈɛmbɚɹ ʌvðə nˈuː jˈɔːɹk ˈɑːɹt stˈæf ˌɔn vˈoʊɡ, bᵻfˌoːɹ ɡˌoʊɪŋ ˌɔn tə dɪzˈaɪn fˈʊtwɛɹ fɔːɹ dˈɛlmən ʃˈuːz bᵻtwˌiːn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈɪfti sˈɪks fˈɪfti ˈeɪt ænd fɚðə nˈuː jˈɔːɹk bɹˈæntʃ ʌv kɹˈɪstʃən dɪˈoːɹ fɹʌm nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈɪfti ˈeɪt sˈɪksti θɹˈiː, wˌɛɹ hiː tɹˈeɪnd ˌʌndɚ ɹˈɑːdʒɚ vˈɪvɪɚ.
Lane was a member of the New York art staff on Vogue, before going on to design footwear for Delman Shoes between 1956–58 and for the New York branch of Christian Dior from 1958–63, where he trained under Roger Vivier.