.To put on a piece from Diotima is actually to put on a component of developer and owner Rachel Scott's (she/her) life story. The company, which introduced in 2021 and also features seasonally interchangeable pieces like candy striped cotton-and-crepe A-line midi skirts, and crystal-encrusted mesh weaved tanks, is crafted in between Scott's home nation of Jamaica as well as her homebase Nyc. With an importance on embroidery, an approach with deep associations to the Caribbean, Scott is actually "finding to position an emphasis on effort, supporting as well as amplifying artisanal neighborhoods," as she stated in a current job interview for Nordstrom, generating "moments of strain in color, structure, and also contour." In doing so, the designer pushes on stereotypes regarding what design coming from this region seems like, combining traditional and also contemporary pieces that are liked by celebs like Keke Palmer, Doja Pussy-cat as well as Gabrielle Union. On the heels of a major 2023, throughout which Scott was awarded the CFDA Developing Professional award, she debuted at Nyc Fashion Week with a spectacular springtime 2024 collection. When it comes to the following five years? "The collections will certainly be actually even more thrilling and more recent than ever as we remain to reposition designed," she tells R29. "Possibly our company will certainly have a retail room in NYC." Our experts'll be first in line when it opens up.Photograph Credit History: Deirdre Lewis.