.To put on an item coming from Diotima is actually to put on a portion of professional and also founder Rachel Scott's (she/her) life story. The brand name, which introduced in 2021 and also features seasonally compatible items like striped cotton-and-crepe A-line midi skirts, and crystal-encrusted net weaved containers, is crafted between Scott's home country of Jamaica as well as her homebase New york city. With an emphasis on crochet, a method along with rich ties to the Caribbean, Scott is "finding to place an emphasis on labor, assisting and also intensifying artisanal neighborhoods," as she claimed in a latest meeting for Nordstrom, producing "seconds of stress in colour, texture, as well as contour." In doing this, the professional pushes on stereotypes concerning what style from this region looks like, combining conventional as well as present-day pieces that are enjoyed by superstars like Keke Palmer, Doja Cat and also Gabrielle Union. On the heels of a big 2023, during which Scott was actually awarded the CFDA Arising Designer award, she debuted at The big apple Manner Full week with a magnificent springtime 2024 assortment. As for the next 5 years? "The collections are going to be actually even more amazing as well as latest than ever before as our company remain to rearrange produced," she informs R29. "Maybe we are going to have a retail area in New York City." Our company'll be to begin with level when it opens up.Photograph Credit Rating: Deirdre Lewis.