.To wear an item from Diotima is to use a portion of professional and owner Rachel Scott's (she/her) life story. The label, which launched in 2021 and also includes seasonally interchangeable items like striped cotton-and-crepe A-line midi skirts, as well as crystal-encrusted mesh knit tanks, is crafted between Scott's home nation of Jamaica and also her homebase The big apple. With an importance on embroidery, an approach with deep associations to the Caribbean, Scott is "looking for to put an emphasis on effort, supporting and magnifying artisanal areas," as she mentioned in a recent job interview for Nordstrom, making "seconds of strain in colour, structure, and also silhouette." In doing this, the developer pushes back on fashions about what design from this region resembles, fusing typical and also contemporary pieces that are loved through superstars like Keke Palmer, Doja Feline as well as Gabrielle Union. On the heels of a big 2023, during the course of which Scott was actually awarded the CFDA Developing Developer honor, she debuted at The big apple Fashion Trend Week along with a spectacular spring season 2024 assortment. As for the next 5 years? "The compilations will be much more impressive as well as more recent than ever before as our company remain to reposition designed," she tells R29. "Maybe our team are going to have a retail space in New York City." Our team'll be actually to begin with in line when it opens up.Photo Credit: Deirdre Lewis.