Textiles are the only notable industry.
A new feature of this year's festival were the daily keynote speeches from notable industry figures.
For a union that traditionally prides itself on rarely giving back any gains, the concessions were notable, industry experts said.
Previous judges have included notable industry personalities such as Larry Augustin, Andrew Morton and Tim O'Reily, among others.
Two notable industry trends were confirmed during the past month as gold producers announced their earnings reports for the second quarter of 2009.
In addition to shopping members' closets, Bib + Tuck also offers editorially selected "featured closets" from notable industry names, whose items are sold via a concierge service.
The company has raised $25 million to date, and one of its shareholders is Naspers / MIH Group, the multinational media group which boasts investments in Tencent, Mail.ru, Facebook investor DST and other notable industry players.
The round was led by Battery Ventures and Hasso Plattner Ventures (HPV), and joined by notable industry leaders including Dave Baggett (ITA Software – a leading provider of innovative solutions for the travel industry) and Jeff Sagansky (Global Eagle Entertainment – largest provider of entertainment for worldwide airline business).
The capital comes from a host of executives, entrepreneurs, and organizations, including notable industry veterans (and LPs) like Verifone CEO Doug Bergeron, former Apple and Oracle general counsel Dan Cooperman, Google founding board member Ram Shriram, Playdom founder Rick Thompson, NetApp Board Chairman Dan Warmenhoven, and Amazon SVP of Consumer Business Jeff Wilke — to name a few.
Here are some of the celebrities and notable industry leaders who died in 2013.
