New York Fashion Week Has Found Its Backbone: Diotima by Rachel Scott
Scott, 42, was born and raised in Jamaica and relocated to the US to attend Colgate University, where she studied art history and French. An internship at Vogue dissuaded her from pursuing a career in magazines, choosing to pivot toward fashion design. After continuing her education and working in Milan, she returned to New York to work with Rachel Comey, eventually launching her label Diotima in 2020. Photo: IK Aldama / Courtesy of Diotima Photo: IK Aldama / Courtesy of Diotima In the six years since, she has become New York City’s inarguable designer to watch. In September of last year, as an explicit confirmation of her talent and broad remit, Scott was named the creative director of Proenza Schouler, a label founded by Jack McCollough and Lazaro Hernandez (who have relocated to Paris to helm Loewe) that emerged in the early 2000s and quickly became the go-to outfitter for some of New York’s most well-dressed women, including Mary-Kate Olsen, Ashley Olsen, Chloë Sevigny. Scott’s Diotima has come to occupy a similar space today, dressing …
