Digital snippets: Dior, Instagram, Pinterest, Gilt Groupe, BCBG, Harrods

A big day for the fashion industry with news of both Raf Simons appointment  at Dior, and the sale of Instagram to Facebook for $1bn (undoubtedly impactful).

In the meantime, here’s a look at some of the other fashion and digital stories from the past week; Pinterest heavy it seems:

• The legal concerns of Pinterest for brands [Fashion's Collective]

• Gilt Groupe samples group buying model on Pinterest [Mashable]

• BCBG leverages Pinterest for $5,000 bridal giveaway [FashionablyMarketing.me]

• Harrods builds loyalists through royalty-themed Pinterest contest [Luxury Daily]

• Google tests new augmented reality glasses [NY Times]

• Fab.com teams with Glamour for virtual pop-up shop [WWD]

• Twitter most likely to convince customers to buy [Huffington Post]

Digital snippets: Oscar PR Girl, Daphne Guinness for Printemps, Narciso Rodriguez, FashionStake

Some more great stories from around the web surrounding all things fashion and digital this week:

• Oscar PR Girl joins Pinterest (as pictured) [Pinterest]

• Here’s why Pinterest works better than Google+ [ReadWriteWeb]

• Daphne Guinness to play virtual mannequin at Printemps using cutting-edge three-dimensional scanning technology [WWD]

• Narciso Rodriguez to create exclusive line for online retail store Rent the Runway [PSFK]

• Why brands including Tiffany & Co, Puma and Burberry are using Instagram [AdAge]

• New e-commerce business models, including personal subscription, social merchandising, mass customisation and collaborative consumption [BoF]

• Fab.com acquires FashionStake after seven months of rapid growth [All Things D]

• Women’s Wear Daily launches on iPad [Mashable]

Digital snippets: Lagerfeld, Moschino, Dolce & Gabbana, ASOS Marketplace, Fab.com

Happy new year all! Here’s a handful of some good fashion and digital stories you may have missed over the festive period:

• Karl Lagerfeld creates app for new Net-a-Porter collection, users able to “Karlify” themselves [iTunes]

• Moschino launches Facebook photo app to engage with fans worldwide [PSFK]

• Dolce & Gabbana builds loyalty through fan-curated music video contest [LuxuryDaily]

• ASOS Marketplace sales grow 690% in a year [NewMediaAge]

• Tour the funky headquarters of the world’s fastest growing startup, Fab.com [BusinessInsider]

Lots more to follow soon…