Moschino names Loris Messina and Simone Rizzo as creative directors

June 21 (Reuters) - Italian fashion brand Moschino has appointed Loris Messina and Simone Rizzo as creative directors effective immediately, replacing Adrian Appiolaza, parent company Aeffe said on Sunday.

Here are a few more details: 

• Messina and Rizzo's debut for Moschino will be unveiled during Milan Fashion Week in September.

• The duo exited Sunnei, a brand they founded in 2014, in September last year.

• Adrian Appiolaza, who had been hired in 2024 as creative director of the Italian luxury brand, left the company on Friday, according to Aeffe.

• "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," Aeffe's executive chairman Massimo Ferretti said.

(Reporting by Chandni Shah in Bengaluru, Editing by Louise Heavens)