Changes are afoot at Azzaro, which just announced that creative director Vanessa Seward will no longer lead the brand. "The House of Azzaro and Vanessa Seward are moving forward in different directions," said a statement from the label, which reports that it will announce a successor "shortly." Reasons for the split are currently unclear, but WWD describes the split as "amicable" and says that the company is "in a solid financial position to pursue its development." Seward had been at the label since 2002 and overtook the top spot after Loris Azzaro died in 2003.