Kenneth Jay Lane built his name on audacity—big cats, bigger stones, and even bigger clients. These lion earrings echo both Romanesque architecture and 1980s-90s fashion drama, when animal iconography roared across runways and boardrooms alike. The door knocker design was a recurring KJL motif, pairing classical aggression with wearable theater. Unlike earlier clip styles, this pierced version speaks to evolving preferences of the 1990s without sacrificing scale. Whether worn as power pieces or costume camp, they deliver the exact thing KJL always promised: unapologetic presence.