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all about Lady
Jayne
Many people have asked how Lady Jayne
jewelry came to be! Here is how it all
began.....
It began with PAIN....!!!!!
I used to sing for a living and of
course, part of entertaining is dressing for the part. After an
evening of wearing earrings I would have sore ears for days! I
didn't realize I was having an allergic reaction to the
nickel.
One night during my break I was
sitting with a jeweler friend and his wife and they told me
about nickel-free. From that day on I searched for nickel-free.
I soon discovered that Jewelry companies could claim their
product was nickel free if it contained less than 40% nickle.
This meant that those earrings were still causing alergic
reactions. I continued my search for 100% nickle
free jewelry, and I was having a very difficult time
finding them. I would even take the earrings that I liked and
put a plastic post on them so my ears wouldn't get sore, but that
didn't work too well.
After years of research I came to
realize there was a need for educating and servicing the public. No
matter where I go, if I am talking to four girls at least one of
them has the same problem. Wouldn't you think that the manufacturers
would like to make us happy? Not if it is going to cost them another
processing fee. So, sorry girls, most manufacturers are owned
and run by men who don't have our problem!
So I decided to
create my own, I decided to take a chance and research my new idea.
After about eight months (and a lot of help from my mom and
husband) we began to make our first charms in the Spring of
1993. Lady Jayne is 100% Nickel Free, it contains absolutely
no nickle what so ever and therefore is 100%
Hypoallergenic. I also wanted to keep them affordably
priced and have done so. Of course we girls still want some
bling, so I choose to use Swarovoski crystals for good quality bling
at affordable prices. Now you can have it all, earrings, hoops,
charms, necklaces, bracelets, pins. All 100% Nickle Free,
Allergy Free, pain free, and affordable.
My
mother was such a great lady and the best friend any daughter could
have. I decided to name my new company after her, Lady
Jayne. A few years ago my mother got sick for a very short
time. She passed away just when my business was starting to grow, so
she never got to see what the girls of Lady Jayne have made of
it. I wish you all could have met her.
Thanks for
your interest.
Nancy Basch Founder/President Lady Jayne,
Ltd.
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