.To wear a piece coming from Diotima is to put on a part of professional and creator Rachel Scott's (she/her) life story. The brand name, which launched in 2021 as well as includes seasonally interchangeable pieces like candy striped cotton-and-crepe A-line midi skirts, as well as crystal-encrusted net knit storage tanks, is actually crafted in between Scott's home country of Jamaica as well as her homebase Nyc. Along with an importance on embroidery, a method along with strong ties to the Caribbean, Scott is "looking for to put an emphasis on work, sustaining as well as enhancing artisanal neighborhoods," as she stated in a current meeting for Nordstrom, creating "instants of stress in color, structure, and also shape." In accomplishing this, the designer pushes on fashions about what style from this region looks like, blending traditional and also present-day items that are actually loved by superstars like Keke Palmer, Doja Pussy-cat and Gabrielle Union. On the heels of a large 2023, during the course of which Scott was actually granted the CFDA Arising Designer award, she debuted at New York Style Full week along with a stunning spring 2024 selection. When it comes to the following five years? "The compilations will be extra interesting and also more recent than ever as we continue to rearrange craft," she informs R29. "Maybe our team will possess a retail room in New York City." We'll be actually initially level when it opens up.Photo Credit History: Deirdre Lewis.