On Monday, September 9, I found myself in the heart of Manhattan’s Chinatown neighborhood while awaiting New York designer Diotima’s Spring 2025 presentation. As I followed a group of fellow attendees up a flight of stairs, I inched further away from the cacophony of honking horns and wailing sirens and moved closer to a warmer energy. Set in an industrial loft illuminated by floor-to-ceiling windows, I entered the enchanting world of Rachel Scott's Diotima.
“The collection emerged from a vivid Caribbean dream,” the Jamaican-born designer's show notes read. “Memories of revivalist ritual dances by the banks of roaring rivers, scenes of Sunday church in the rolling hills, and dancehall street parties meld into a singular vision.”
