Franco Moschino

The experience prompted Moschino to switch his focus to fashion and drop out from the academy to study at the Marangoni Institute.

At first, he designed casualwear and jeans, but his line eventually expanded to lingerie, eveningwear, shoes, menswear and perfumes.

[4] On 18 September 1994, he died at his lakeside villa in Brianza, Italy, of cardiac arrest, reportedly from complications from surgery.

In October 2013, LA designer Jeremy Scott took over as creative director and showed his first Moschino collection on the runway in fall 2014.

[7] Moschino clothes have been worn by celebrities such as Madonna, Diana, Princess of Wales, Fran Drescher on her hit television show The Nanny, Katy Perry, Alicia Silverstone, Kylie Minogue, Rick Ross, Gwyneth Paltrow, Anna Friel, Miley Cyrus, Patti LaBelle and Nicki Minaj.