On March 13, 2020, the day Covid-19 was declared a national emergency, Rachel Scott had been planning to travel from New York to Jamaica, where she was born and her parents still reside. Although Scott ended up canceling her trip, she found a way to connect more deeply with her homeland through the launch of Diotima, a ready-to-wear line that she had been formulating in her head for years while working in senior design roles, most recently with Rachel Comey. Named for the ancient Greek priestess who has been credited with inventing the Socratic method in Plato’s Symposium, Diotima centers Caribbean artisanal techniques and processes. “I’ve been building relationships with these incredible people who have important knowledge, and I wanted there to be an opportunity for more of a collaborative element,” Scott says. “I know how crazy it sounds to start something in the middle of a pandemic, but it just seemed like it was the moment to do it. I really felt it was time to speak for myself and do this project.”This content is imported from Instagram. You may be able to find the same content in another format, or you may be able to find more information, at their web site.