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Rachel Scott launched Diotima in May of 2021. In two short years she’s created a distinct design language centered on her artisanal crochet pieces, which have been worn by the likes of Doja Cat, Gabrielle Union, and Keke Palmer. A CFDA/Vogue Fashion Fund finalist this year, she makes many of her clothes in her home country of Jamaica, presenting a nuanced but alluring vision of Caribbean style grounded in her own lived experience.
Scott’s collectsion is named after Diotima of Mantinea, a character in Plato’s Symposium that teaches the philosopher about Eros. It’s unclear if she was an actual historical figure or a writerly invention, but Diotima’s ideas about love are very much alive in Scott’s work and her relationship with Jamaica. This summer, the New York-based designer escaped the city for a Caribbean holiday, spending time in the buzzing Kingston, the enchanting Negril, and the vibrant turquoise waters of the Caribbean Sea. She took Vogue along to discover her version of Jamaica—one you can’t help to fall in Eros with.
Scroll through to see more of Rachel Scott’s time in Jamaica, and click here to see our collectsion of Designer Holiday diaries.
Courtesy of Rachel Scott1/17Dry land tourist Rachel in Negril.
Courtesy of Rachel Scott2/17Wall of signs at Miss Lily’s Negril.
Courtesy of Rachel Scott3/17Miss Lily’s at Skylark Negril.
Courtesy of Rachel Scott4/17Captain Roger’s Glass Bottom Boat “Good Over Evil.”
Courtesy of Rachel Scott5/17On the way to snorkeling.
Courtesy of Rachel Scott6/17My fiancée, Chaday Emmanuel of ConnekJa, and stylist and friend Marika-Ella Ames.
Courtesy of Rachel Scott7/17Chaday, Marika-Ella, and I moments before diving in.
Courtesy of Rachel Scott8/17Star fish in the Caribbean Sea.
Courtesy of Rachel Scott9/17My favorite place, in the Caribbean Sea.
Courtesy of Rachel Scott10/17Endless views of blue sea on the road from Kingston to Negril.
Courtesy of Rachel Scott11/17Can’t drive in the countryside of Jamaica without a stop at a roadside bar.
Courtesy of Rachel Scott12/17Plantain tree in the Blue Mountains.
Courtesy of Rachel Scott13/17The majestic Blue Mountain range.
Courtesy of Rachel Scott14/17Back in Kingston and a last stop at a roadside bar.
Courtesy of Rachel Scott15/17White rum ad at the Kingston rum bar.
Courtesy of Rachel Scott16/17Pitch black nights at the beach.
Courtesy of Rachel Scott17/17All fruits ripe.
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