.To put on a piece from Diotima is actually to wear a component of designer as well as creator Rachel Scott's (she/her) personal history. The brand, which released in 2021 as well as features seasonally compatible items like candy striped cotton-and-crepe A-line midi skirts, as well as crystal-encrusted mesh knit containers, is actually crafted in between Scott's home nation of Jamaica and also her homebase The big apple. Along with a focus on crochet, a strategy along with deep associations to the Caribbean, Scott is actually "finding to position a focus on work, sustaining and enhancing artisanal communities," as she stated in a recent interview for Nordstrom, producing "instants of tension in colour, structure, as well as shape." In doing so, the developer pushes back on stereotypes regarding what style coming from this location appears like, combining traditional and also contemporary parts that are actually really liked by illustrious like Keke Palmer, Doja Pet Cat and also Gabrielle Union. On the heels of a significant 2023, in the course of which Scott was actually granted the CFDA Emerging Designer award, she debuted at New york city Manner Week with a sensational springtime 2024 collection. When it comes to the upcoming five years? "The compilations will be a lot more interesting and also latest than ever before as we remain to reposition craft," she tells R29. "Possibly our company will definitely possess a retail area in NYC." Our company'll be actually to begin with level when it opens up.Photo Credit: Deirdre Lewis.