Key facts
- Moschino has appointed Loris Messina and Simone Rizzo as its new creative directors.
- The duo will replace Adrian Appiolaza, who left the company on Friday.
- Messina and Rizzo are the founders of the brand Sunnei.
- Their first collection for Moschino will be unveiled during Milan Fashion Week in September.
- Aeffe's executive chairman Massimo Ferretti cited their contemporary vision and cultural sensibility.
Italian fashion house Moschino has appointed Loris Messina and Simone Rizzo as its new creative directors, effective immediately. The announcement was made by parent company Aeffe, which stated that Adrian Appiolaza had departed the role on Friday.
Messina and Rizzo are known for founding the brand Sunnei in 2014, from which they departed in September of last year. Their debut collection for Moschino is slated to be unveiled during Milan Fashion Week in September.
Aeffe's executive chairman, Massimo Ferretti, expressed confidence in the new appointees, stating, "Loris Messina and Simone Rizzo possess the qualities required to embrace this challenge: a contemporary creative vision, a deep cultural sensibility and the ability to develop relevant and distinctive creative languages."