Adrian Appiolaza, the Argentine designer who covered the role of creative director of the iconic Italian designer brand Moschino since 2024, is leaving the company effective today.

Moschino and Appiolaza have mutually agreed to part ways, a note from the company Aeffe Spa says.

“I would like to thank Adrian Appiolaza for his significant contribution to the development of Moschino over the past two years and wish him every success in his future professional endeavors,” commented

Massimo Ferretti, executive chairman, Aeffe S.p.A.,

“I was given a remarkable opportunity to express my creativity for an important Italian brand with an extraordinary creative heritage such as Moschino,” Appiolaza commented

“I am grateful to Aeffe, and in particular to Massimo Ferretti, for this opportunity. I would also like to thank the entire creative team with whom I shared this intense experience,” he added.

The new creative director was not announced yet.

The piece of news arrives in a difficult moment for Aeffe SpA, the luxury company that owns Moschino along with the Alberta Ferretti and Pollini brands, becauset he company had already started a negotiated crisis resolution procedure and the collective layoff procedure at the end of 2025.

In this context, at the end of May 2026, Aeffe and Pollini filed a petition with the Court of Bologna to obtain judicial authorization for Aeffe to enter into a €20 million loan agreement with illimity Bank to cover Aeffe’s liquidity needs. Despite that no information has been provided regarding the outcome of the hearing scheduled for June 17, 2026.