In the past year there has been a surge of activity in social fashion and fashion. Retail and online fashion seemed to be stagnant since the first wave of startups led many brick and mortar stores to sell products online. But with the sudden appearance of Pinterest on the scene and the realization that fashion brands are getting more and more socially savvy, the attention has been on the rise of the Fashion:Tech startup. This panel will discuss how fashion brands are using and partnering with startups and revolutionizing retail in new ways as well as bring the VC perspective to Fashion:Tech as an investment.

6. SO IT MAKES PERFECT SENSE FOR VCs TO JUMP IN

7. 476
fashion:tech
startups on
Crunchbase
500+
on third
wave
fashion

8. FASHION:TECH =
social commerce
and
innovative biz model
and/or
cutting edge tech

9. MODERATOR
tara hunt
buyosphere.com
@missrogue
@buyosphere

10. PANELISTS
ethan song liza kindred john stokes
frankandoak.com thirdwavefashion.com realventures.com
@mrethansong @lizak @iamjohnstokes
@frankandoak @3rdwavefashion @realventures

11. liza kindred
@lizak
@3rdwavefashion

12. ethan song
@mrethansong
@frankandoak

13. tara hunt
@missrogue
@buyosphere