.To use an item from Diotima is actually to use a part of designer and also owner Rachel Scott's (she/her) life story. The label, which launched in 2021 as well as includes seasonally interchangeable items like candy striped cotton-and-crepe A-line midi skirts, and crystal-encrusted net knit tanks, is actually crafted in between Scott's home country of Jamaica as well as her homebase Nyc. Along with a focus on embroidery, a method along with deep associations to the Caribbean, Scott is actually "looking for to put an emphasis on labor, assisting as well as boosting artisanal areas," as she pointed out in a recent interview for Nordstrom, developing "seconds of tension in different colors, structure, and also contour." In doing this, the developer pushes on stereotypes concerning what type coming from this area seems like, melding standard and present-day pieces that are actually really liked by illustrious like Keke Palmer, Doja Feline and Gabrielle Union. On the heels of a big 2023, during the course of which Scott was rewarded the CFDA Surfacing Designer honor, she debuted at The big apple Manner Full week along with a stunning spring 2024 assortment. As for the next 5 years? "The selections will certainly be even more exciting and more recent than ever as our team continue to rearrange craft," she says to R29. "Possibly our experts will have a retail area in NYC." We'll be first level when it opens up.Photograph Credit History: Deirdre Lewis.