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Diotima Unveils Fall Ad Campaign Inspired by Artist Wilfredo Lam

Diotima Unveils Fall Ad Campaign Inspired by Artist Wilfredo Lam

Published by Jenni Sidey

Rachel Scott, founder and creative director of Diotima, has released the company’s fall ad campaign, which is a collaboration with the estate of Wilfredo Lam, whose art was shaped by Afro-Cuban symbolism, Caribbean spirituality, and European modernism and carries a political and cultural consciousness. On Friday, Scott told WWD how meaningful Lam’s artwork was to her and her fall ’26 collection. “He’s one of the most influential of my work and my life. The show was so special, and we kept thinking we needed to continue to honor this really important moment for me and my life and my work,” said the Jamaican-born Scott. She said she worked with two pieces from his “Femme Cheval” collection. Related Articles “I was really drawn to this image of the ‘Femme Cheval,’ who is this woman who is like maybe part human, part horse, mystical. She’s quite erotic and powerful. And it escapes definition, escapes control and domination. And she really was a figure that stuck with me,” said Scott. “And she is also the Diotima woman, quite honestly, and I realized …

New York Fashion Week Has Found Its Backbone: Diotima by Rachel Scott

New York Fashion Week Has Found Its Backbone: Diotima by Rachel Scott

Published by Sam Flores

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 …