Davide Renne, Gucci & Moschino designer dies aged 46
The Milan fashion scene was shaken Friday by the news that Davide Renne, newly named creative director of Moschino, has died of undisclosed causes at 46.
The cause of death is not known, but Moschino’s parent company Aeffe referred to “a sudden illness” and said that he died in Milan on Friday.
Hailing from Gucci, where he worked for nearly 20 years, Renne started working at Moschino on Nov. 1, and his first collection was to debut for fall 2024 in February during Milan Fashion Week, succeeding Jeremy Scott, who exited the brand last March after a 10-year tenure.
“Even though he was only with us for a very short time, Davide was able to immediately make himself loved and respected. Today we are left with the responsibility of carrying on what his imagination and creativity had only envisioned,” said Massimo Ferretti in a statement posted on Instagram.
At the time of his appointment, Renne said: “Franco Moschino had a nickname for his design studio la sala giochi, the playroom.