Vanessa Seward is a French fashion designer. She was born in Argentina in 1969, and grew up in London before, aged 12, moving to Paris with her mother. After studying at Studio Berot, Seward worked for nine years as an accessory designer for Chanel and Tom Ford at Yves Saint Laurent before becoming second-in-command to Loris Azzaro. Following Azzaro's death in 2003, Seward became artistic director of his fashion house. She left Azzaro in 2011, joining Jean Touitou at A.P.C. to launch a capsule ready-to-wear collection with the label.