.To use an item from Diotima is actually to wear a portion of developer as well as owner Rachel Scott's (she/her) life story. The brand, which launched in 2021 and also features seasonally compatible pieces like candy striped cotton-and-crepe A-line midi skirts, and also crystal-encrusted screen knit containers, is crafted between Scott's home country of Jamaica and also her homebase New York. With a focus on embroidery, an approach along with rich connections to the Caribbean, Scott is "seeking to place an importance on labor, supporting and also magnifying artisanal areas," as she pointed out in a current meeting for Nordstrom, creating "instants of strain in colour, structure, as well as shape." In doing this, the developer dismisses on fashions concerning what design coming from this area looks like, fusing traditional as well as modern parts that are really liked through celebrities like Keke Palmer, Doja Kitty as well as Gabrielle Union. On the heels of a large 2023, in the course of which Scott was granted the CFDA Arising Designer award, she debuted at New york city Fashion Full week along with a spectacular spring 2024 selection. When it comes to the upcoming 5 years? "The selections will be more interesting as well as more recent than ever before as our company remain to rearrange designed," she tells R29. "Perhaps our team will certainly possess a retail room in New York City." Our company'll be first in line when it opens up.Photograph Credit Scores: Deirdre Lewis.