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"   Rachel Zoe &amp;amp;amp; Vanessa Seward. Photo: Getty Images  Following speculative reports published this morning that Vanessa Seward would leave Azzaro, the house has just released a statement confirming they have in fact parted ways. Seward was Loris Azzaro&amp;#039;s first assistant and took over as Creative Director when he passed away in 2003. Though the house is relatively small, her designs gathered quite a celebrity following\u2014Natalie Portman, Anne Hathaway and Michelle Williams all wore her dresses within the past year and profits are up. The statement says, &amp;quot;Through her work she redefined and relaunched the brand&amp;#039;s glamorous evening wear. She leaves the company in a favorable economic situation to work on various projects. Azzaro will shortly be announcing her successor.&amp;quot; "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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