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Diotima Unveils Fall Ad Campaign Inspired by Artist Wilfredo Lam

Diotima Unveils Fall Ad Campaign Inspired by Artist Wilfredo Lam

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 …