.To wear a part from Diotima is actually to wear a portion of designer as well as owner Rachel Scott's (she/her) life story. The brand name, which launched in 2021 as well as includes seasonally compatible pieces like striped cotton-and-crepe A-line midi skirts, as well as crystal-encrusted mesh knit containers, is actually crafted between Scott's home country of Jamaica and also her homebase New York. Along with an importance on embroidery, a technique with deep connections to the Caribbean, Scott is actually "finding to put a focus on work, sustaining and amplifying artisanal communities," as she said in a latest job interview for Nordstrom, generating "seconds of tension in shade, texture, as well as shape." In doing so, the developer pushes back on stereotypes regarding what design coming from this area seems like, melding conventional and modern parts that are actually loved through celebrities like Keke Palmer, Doja Pet Cat as well as Gabrielle Union. On the heels of a significant 2023, in the course of which Scott was actually granted the CFDA Arising Designer award, she debuted at Nyc Style Week with a sensational springtime 2024 assortment. When it comes to the following five years? "The compilations will definitely be actually extra thrilling and latest than ever as our experts continue to rearrange produced," she tells R29. "Maybe our company will certainly possess a retail area in NYC." Our experts'll be initially in line when it opens up.Photograph Credit: Deirdre Lewis.