.To put on an item coming from Diotima is to put on a component of professional and creator Rachel Scott's (she/her) personal history. The label, which launched in 2021 and features seasonally compatible pieces like candy striped cotton-and-crepe A-line midi skirts, as well as crystal-encrusted screen weaved containers, is crafted between Scott's home nation of Jamaica as well as her homebase New york city. With a focus on embroidery, a procedure with rich connections to the Caribbean, Scott is actually "finding to place an emphasis on labor, supporting and boosting artisanal communities," as she pointed out in a latest interview for Nordstrom, producing "instants of tension in color, structure, and also contour." In accomplishing this, the designer pushes on stereotypes concerning what design from this region resembles, uniting traditional and also present-day parts that are really liked by celebs like Keke Palmer, Doja Pet Cat and Gabrielle Union. On the heels of a major 2023, throughout which Scott was actually awarded the CFDA Developing Designer award, she debuted at The big apple Fashion Week with an impressive springtime 2024 compilation. When it comes to the next 5 years? "The collections will be actually extra exciting as well as latest than ever before as our company remain to reposition designed," she tells R29. "Perhaps our experts will definitely have a retail area in NYC." We'll be actually first in line when it opens up.Photo Credit History: Deirdre Lewis.