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.To wear an item from Diotima is actually to put on a part of professional and owner Rachel Scott's (she/her) life story. The label, which launched in 2021 and features seasonally interchangeable items like candy striped cotton-and-crepe A-line midi skirts, and also crystal-encrusted mesh weaved storage tanks, is crafted in between Scott's home country of Jamaica and also her homebase New york city. With an importance on crochet, a technique along with rich connections to the Caribbean, Scott is actually "looking for to position an emphasis on labor, sustaining as well as amplifying artisanal communities," as she pointed out in a current meeting for Nordstrom, making "seconds of tension in shade, texture, and also shape." In doing this, the professional pushes back on stereotypes regarding what design coming from this region appears like, fusing typical as well as present-day parts that are loved by celebs like Keke Palmer, Doja Pussy-cat and Gabrielle Union. On the heels of a big 2023, throughout which Scott was actually awarded the CFDA Emerging Professional honor, she debuted at New York Style Week with a magnificent spring 2024 selection. When it comes to the following five years? "The selections will be actually more thrilling and newer than ever before as our team continue to reposition craft," she says to R29. "Perhaps our company will have a retail space in NYC." We'll be actually first in line when it opens.Picture Credit Report: Deirdre Lewis.