.To wear a piece from Diotima is actually to wear a part of developer and creator Rachel Scott's (she/her) life story. The company, which launched in 2021 and also features seasonally compatible parts like candy striped cotton-and-crepe A-line midi skirts, and crystal-encrusted mesh knit tanks, is crafted between Scott's home country of Jamaica and her homebase New york city. Along with an emphasis on embroidery, a procedure along with rich connections to the Caribbean, Scott is "seeking to put an emphasis on work, supporting and enhancing artisanal communities," as she mentioned in a current meeting for Nordstrom, producing "instants of tension in different colors, structure, as well as silhouette." In doing so, the designer pushes back on fashions concerning what design coming from this location appears like, melding typical as well as contemporary parts that are really liked through illustrious like Keke Palmer, Doja Cat and Gabrielle Union. On the heels of a large 2023, in the course of which Scott was actually rewarded the CFDA Emerging Developer honor, she debuted at Nyc Fashion Week with a stunning spring season 2024 collection. As for the upcoming five years? "The collections will definitely be a lot more amazing as well as latest than ever as we continue to rearrange produced," she tells R29. "Maybe our team will have a retail space in NYC." Our team'll be initially level when it opens up.Photograph Credit Rating: Deirdre Lewis.