WHY WE LOVE LANDVER:

LABuzzShop.com is so excited to finally have our good friend and brilliant designer - Jason Landver’s new fine jewelry line – LANDVER – just in time for the Holidays.

LANDVER’s adoring celebrity fans include Rhianna, Mandy Moore, and Fergie. Check out the Press/News section of LA BuzzShop.com to see his stunning placements in WWD, ELLE, In Style and Harper’s Bazaar. We launched his line on this site with a WhoWhatWear.com piece. Nice…

Ranging between $100 and $1,000 retail, LANDVER fills a void between trendy costume jewelry and high-end looks that, while beautiful, are often outside our fashion-loving budget. He places amethyst, rock crystal and onyx, in sterling silver settings with either platinum plating or yellow gold vermeil.

ABOUT THE DESIGNER:

Unlike the other items featured in this site, Jason Landver developed and patented every gemstone shape, infusing each style with his unique vision.

Building on his concept of custom cut stones LANDVER will feature four groupings: Solitaire, Tennis, Strand, and Spike. Solitaire is one large, dramatic chunk of nature that is organically cut, with prongs that are an integral part of the design. The Tennis collection will feature the classic setting but done with Art Deco-style triangular stones that create a geometric line. The Strand collection is exactly that, a sixty-inch chain set with large stones to be artfully wrapped any which way around wrists and necks. The Spike collection is fashion-forward and, as Landver notes, “It’s the most wild of the collection.”

LANDVER also toys with traditional notions of “stones”—some pieces feature platinum plated - sterling silver stones fashioned in the same shapes as the real gems. The collection focuses on classics, so that nothing is ephemeral but rather is easily incorporated into a women’s personal style season-after-season. Landver’s personal touches, like the custom cut stones, limited editions and the unique twists of design like metal stones keep LANDVER from being “just another jewelry collection.”

Disney Princess + Nicole Richie = just another day’s work.

Knowing all of the words to Aladdin is quite a skill, but unless you’re babysitting, there’s not really much use for it.

Unless of course, you’re Kidada Jones, the LA scene queen whose childhood friend is Nicole Richie, sister is Rashida Jones from The Office, and whose recent foray into jewelry design merges Hollywood with the Magic Kingdom.

Kidada is the creative genius behind Kidada for Disney Couture, a line of cartoon-inspired jewelry that’s actually quite grown-up.  There are chunky gold rings inspired by Cinderella’s castle, charm bracelets crafted with Alice in Wonderland, and magic mirror necklaces straight out of Snow White.

We asked the L.A. native about her designs…

Do you remember the first piece of jewelry that you designed?   Yes.  It was the Tink bamboo earrings in 2005.

What’s your favorite Disney movie, for fun?  What’s your favorite Disney movie, for style?  My favorite Disney movie for fun is probably Finding Nemo.  And for style, I would say Peter Pan.  That’s from my childhood, and the color palate is from the Golden Books, so I go back to that time for inspiration.

How did you decided to incorporate hip hop influences into your Kidada for Disney Couture collection?  I would not call it hip hop.  I see it more as urban, street inspiration.  When I spent summers in NYC, when I was a teen, I always shopped on Canal Street, and could not get enough gold.  It’s what I love.   Also living in India when I was a teen exposed me to lots of gold.

What’s on your iPod right now?  MGMT, Lil’ Wayne, The Dream, Estelle, Dwelle.

Why do you think you’re so successful (and you’re not allowed to say, I’m not successful).   I think its because I’m a true consumer at heart.  I’m always excited when I find something on the market place that speaks to me strongly, so I literally make the things I don’t see out there, that I want.  Very simple.  I also think Disney speaks to people’s hearts.  So the combo works.

What’s the best advice you’ve ever gotten?  What’s the worst advice you’ve ever gotten?  Best advice?  To develop a character for myself that I love and can live with, and that I’m proud of.

Worst advice?  You only live once; do whatever you want.