Designers & Speakers

Pact

Pact is creating the world’s first guilt-free fashion brand. The Boulder-based company is doing this by focusing on 100 percent organic cotton that’s grown without fertilizers and crafted without harmful chemicals. That’s all part of Pact’s commitment to sustainability, which the company has honored since 2009. And the result is not just guilt-free fashion, it’s downright cozy.

Pact started by making organic cotton underwear, and now it will outfit your whole life. “We offer conscious, valued and versatile clothing and home goods that are sustainable, essential and organic,” Pact promises. Not only that, but it offers ways to recycle or reuse your old clothing, towels and linens, freeing you to consume consciously.  This is fashion for all, Fair Trade Factory Certified, ensuring that those who make the clothes are equal to those who wear them.

At High Style, Pact will be showcasing its winter collection in the opening fashion show.

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Erin Colvin for High Society Collection

Erin Colvin (formerly Erin Rose Gardner) is a Portland, Oregon-based designer who focuses on jewelry as both the format and subject of her work, always searching for meaning through material culture. She studied metalsmithing and jewelry at the University of Oregon and was awarded a prestigious Windgate Fellowship.

Today her work is part of the permanent collection of the Newark Museum and has been exhibited internationally at galleries in Amsterdam, England Germany and across the United States. She was the recipient of an Individual Artist Fellowship from the Oregon Arts Commission.

At High Style, Erin will be showcasing the High Society Collection, full of handmade with a subtle cannabis theme. She’ll also have a pop-up shop on the third floor, so that High Style attendees can buy her work directly.

Simple

Simple was created on the 13th of December, 1991. It was a Friday at 11:00AM to be exact. Perhaps even more relevant today, Simple was created as a reaction to the excesses of the previous decade. Simple blended the 60’s and 70’s cultural influences of its California roots into a concoction that stirred minds. It was a mixture of influences from surfing, skateboarding, art, a touch of modern architecture, old bicycles, classic VW buses, books, magazines, vintage scooters, and an interest in eastern philosophy that formed the foundation for the brand. This influence still holds true today.

Vōx

L.A.-based singer/songwriter/producer vōx (Latin for “voice” and pronounced “wokes”) has no problem making herself heard these days.

She just released her first EP on indie tastemaker label Arts & Crafts, I Am Not a God, on October 4. Confirmed in the Lutheran church as a teenager, she struggled with depression and self-doubt, and that experience influenced this EP. “I grew up deeply religious,” vōx says. “This project has uncovered all the ways those ideas I was taught fucked with my self-worth and thus my ability to stand up for myself and my body. I really want to create a safe space for anyone who feels shame in their humanity and imperfection to begin unpacking and start healing. That’s what making this music has started for me.”

On I Am Not a God, she unpacks a lifetime of emotion, constructing a captivating and immersive world in which she reflects on love, womanhood, religion and healing.

Vōx’s complex approach to music has earned glowing coverage from Dazed, Complex, Mixmag, Metal, Vogue Germany, Pigeons & Planes, Interview, i-D, Stereogum, Paper, NYLON and Flaunt, as well as a cover story in Broccoli magazine. Last year she performed at Sónar Barcelona, as well as London Fashion Week, where she played at the Sarabande Foundation Gala and walked for Roberts | Wood. This year, she’ll be performing at High Style, sharing her passions for cannabis, veganism and fashion.

High Style Wardrobe for vōx by Chromat @chromat

High Style Makeup for vōx by Katelyn Simkins @katelynsimkins

High Style Hair for vōx by Elijah Bleu @elijahbleu

Alpine Hemp Company/Bryan DeHaven

Bryan DeHaven graduated from the Art Institute of Colorado and was a successful snowboard shop owner, a sponsored skateboarder and a retail merchandiser before he became involved in the cannabis industry. For over a decade, he contributing award-winning designs and sourcing to that industry, while also engaging in hemp advocacy.

In 2019, DeHaven founded the Alpine Hemp Company, supplying the action sports community with high-quality, sustainable hemp apparel and CBD products.

The Alpine Hemp Company is providing sustainable hemp gift bags for all High Style guests and will host a pop-up shop. DeHaven himself will be featured on the “Cannabis Trends in Fashion, Beauty & Wellness” panel.

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Matthew Morris Salon & Skincare

While Matthew Morris currently resides in New York City, where he serves as Artistic Director for L’Oreal, he owns three Matthew Morris Salon & Skincare locations in Denver: South Broadway, RiNo and Belleview Station.

“We understand that hair is an artistic self-expression of individuality and brand identity for our clients,” his company says. “Our stylists provide this professional and luxurious experience with exceptional customer service and sought-after products, backed by constant education and innovation.”

See that in action at High Style, where members of the Matthew Morris team will create the hair and makeup looks for the fashion show models.

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Jane West

Jane West is the CEO of the global cannabis lifestyle brand Jane West, where she develops cannabis products, accessories and home goods that enable women to experience the benefits of cannabis. Jane has emerged as a prominent figure in mainstream cannabis culture since the launch of her consumption-friendly cannabis events company, Edible Events, in 2014. An experienced executive, West is committed to changing the face of women in cannabis, both as consumers and leaders; she’s also the Founder of Women Grow, the cannabis industry’s largest professional networking organization.

At High Style, West will conduct a Q&A with Robyn Griggs Lawrence after her cooking demonstration, and will join her at the book signing. (West wrote the foreword to The Cannabis Kitchen Cookbook.) West will also contribute an item to the High Style VIP gift bags.

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Robyn Lawrence

The author of The Cannabis Kitchen Cookbook: Feel-Good Food for Home Cooks and Pot in Pans: A History of Eating Cannabis, natural health and lifestyle expert Robyn Griggs Lawrence educates people on how to safely prepare and imbibe sustainably grown cannabis. She does this not just through her books, but through workshops (including a cannabis cooking course for Green Flower Media) and catered events.

Lawrence was the editor of Natural Home magazine for eleven years and introduced Western readers to the Japanese art of finding beauty in imperfection in her books The Wabi-Sabi House and Simply Imperfect: Revisiting the Wabi-Sabi House.

At High Style, Lawrence will do a CBD cooking demonstration followed by a Q&A; all of her books will be featured at her pop-up, where she will greet guests and sign copies.

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Kristi Blustein of KHUS+KHUS Modern Herbal Fusion

Not your typical herbalist, Kristi Blustein founded KHUS+KHUS Modern Herbal Fusion to focus on using plants to support growth, health and expansion of consciousness — mainly because she used them on herself. She is in Ayurvedic specialist and received her education from the California College of Ayurveda, earning one of the highest certifications available in the U.S. in Ayurvedic medicine.

Her botanic-based beauty line employs classic formulas based on Ayurvedic medicine to create innovative concepts in skincare, feeding the body plant nutrition through the skin. KHUS+KHUS includes CBD as one of its many beneficial ingredients.

At High Style, Blustein will be a speaker on the “Cannabis Trends in Fashion, Beauty & Wellness” panel.

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Leslie Buttorff, CEO

Leslie Buttorff is the CEO of Panacea Life Sciences, Inc. She has over 30 years of experience in management, start-ups, marketing, consulting, technical evaluations, and financial analyses. Her experience has been focused on strategic planning and operations improvement. She has worked in the energy, government, telecom, banking, medical, advertising and transportation industries.

For several years Leslie was the CEO for Quintel which focuses on SAP implementations. She has a BS in Statistics from Colorado State University and a Master degree in Finance and Industrial Engineering from Iowa State University.

James Baumgartner, Ph.D.

An innovative leader who combines business acumen with broad scientific knowledge, James (Jamie) Baumgartner has had a lifelong passion for bringing novel treatments to patients in need.

He holds a Bachelor of Science in Biochemistry from the University of California, Davis, and a Ph.D. in Biochemistry and Pharmacology from Washington State University. His expertise in drug discovery and development has helped over 700 biotechnology and pharmaceutical companies reach unparalleled levels of success, especially in the area of advancing projects to IND filing.

He was appointed president of Panacea Life Sciences in 2017, bringing over 25 years of drug discovery experience to the company and reinforcing the company’s commitment to scientific research and development in the healthcare and biotech industries.

Coree Schmitz of Stillwater Brands

Inspired by the legalization process of the cannabis industry, Coree Schmitz brings more than a decade of experience in operational process building, budget forecasting, csuite communications, market analytics and sales operations to Stillwater Brands, where she is the general manager. Schmitz is a Fulbright Scholar and MBA graduate of IE Business School; she holds a Bachelor of Business Administration degree from Valparaiso University, with a double major in finance and Spanish; she grew up in the Mountain West. Most recently, she applied her skills to the controlled chaos of growing teams in the startup community.

Natasha Lannerd of 1906

Natasha Lannerd began her career in the natural foods industry working as a sales management professional for high-growth, trailblazing brands such as Udi’s Gluten Free and Simple Mills. As a Colorado native, she was close to the burgeoning cannabis industry and when she found herself looking for a new career closer to home after an unexpected health event, she decided to explore cannabis.

Her first foray into the cannabis industry was with Pax Labs Inc, where she established the dispensary channel and launched the Era Vaporizer. Following her time with Pax, Natasha consulted for several distinctive cannabis brands, such as Lord Jones, Vangst and Mary’s Nutritionals prior to joining the 1906 team.

As 1906’s Director of Business Development, Natasha works alongside CEO and founder Peter Barsoom. Over the last two and a half years, she has focused on a range of corporate projects including product development, geographical expansion, competitive licensing and growth strategy.

When not at work, she is wearing sequins and geeking out on food, sustainability, the empowered death movement, traveling and studying transpersonal states.