Moschino announces the death of its creative director Davide Renne

the fashion world is in shock after the Italian flagship house. Aeffe group announced the premature death of designer Davide Renne, at the age of 46. the designer had just assumed his role as Moschinothe new creative director. Appointed in October, he was to present his first collection for the brand in Milan Fashion Week in February.

the designer died on Friday, November 10 in a hospital in Milan. Moschino announced the news in a statement, stating that “Davide took over as creative director just a few days ago, on November 1, 2023.” “There are no words to describe the immeasurable pain we are experiencing at this dramatic moment. Davide joined us just a few days ago, when a sudden illness ended his young life too soon. We still can’t believe it,” says Massimo Ferretti . , CEO of Aeffe.

Born in Follonica, Tuscany, Davide Renne graduated from the Polimoda school in Florence. He started her career in Alessandro Dell’Acquabefore moving on to the luxury fashion house. gucci, where he worked for twenty years. There he directed the women’s collections as design director of women’s ready-to-wear. Recently he left Kering to begin this new chapter in his life, this time on the front line, at Moschino.

“with Davide we were working on an ambitious project, in an atmosphere of enthusiasm and optimism for the future. Although he was with us for a very short time, Davide knew how to make himself loved and respected immediately. Today we are left with the responsibility of carrying out what his imagination and creativity had only imagined.” continues Massimo Ferretti in the press release, hinting that Moschino could pay tribute to him at the next Fashion Week.