Rachel Zoe ditches the ring after announcing her divorce from Rodger Berman

Rachel Zoe is already moving forward after announcing her divorce from husband Rodger Berman.

Hours after the split was confirmed, Zoe, 53, threw away her wedding ring before a public appearance in Los Angeles. The stylist attended a launch for Jeremiah Brent‘s new Crate & Kids line held at Hotel Bel-Air on Monday, September 9.

In photos from the event, Zoe donned a white bohemian-style dress and wore her blonde locks in loose waves. While she accessorized with a statement necklace and several rings, her wedding ring was noticeably missing.

Shortly before the event, Zoe announced that she and 55-year-old Berman had split after 26 years of marriage.

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“After 33 years together and 26 years of marriage, Rodger and I have come to the mutual decision to end our marriage,” she wrote in a statement shared via Instagram on Monday. “We are incredibly proud of the loving family we have created and our countless memories together.”

She continued, “Our first priority has been our children and always will be. We are committed to co-parenting our boys and continue to work together across the many businesses we share. We ask for privacy during this time as we navigate this new chapter.”

Zoe and Berman met in 1991 while they were both students at George Washington University in Washington, DC. They exchanged vows in 1998 and subsequently welcomed their sons Skyler, 13, and Kaius, 11.

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Fans have seen Zoe and Berman’s relationship play out on TV over the years, both on the Bravo series The Rachel Zoe Projectaired from 2007 to 2013, and on Lifetime’s Fashionably late with Rachel Zoewhich lasted one season in 2015. Berman, a former investment banker, is also co-founder and co-CEO of Rachel Zoe Inc.

Before calling it quits, Zoe and Berman previously discussed their long-term relationship during an August 2017 interview with Good+Good.

“[We] talk things out,” Zoe explained, as she laid out the secret to their romance’s longevity. “I think we just have to deal with it. And anyone who knows us very well would say that our recovery rate is the shortest recovery rate they’ve ever seen. We recover in three to five minutes. We just kind of forget about it. That’s what happens after a million years together.”

Berman agreed with his wife that the habit was “one of the things that has kept us somewhat sane,” adding, “We don’t really go to the grave with anything.”