On the Podcast: Rachel Scott Was the Busiest Woman at New York Fashion Week

Rachel Scott, founder of Diotima and creative director of Proenza Schouler, held two large fashion shows within three days of New York Fashion Friday. In fact, her Proenza debut was one of the most anticipated shows of the week, with fellow designers like Luar’s Maria Cornejo and Raul Lopez showing their support in the front row.

“I put a lot of work into it during the week,” Scott told Nicole Phelps on Wednesday’s episode. penetrate. “I would say it’s the hardest thing I’ve ever done.”

For Sunday’s Diotima exhibition, Scott is working with the estate of the late Cuban artist Wilfredo Lam, who is also the current subject of a retrospective at the Museum of Modern Art. Scott had long admired Lin, finding inspiration not only in the aesthetic beauty of his canvases but also in the strong anti-imperialist rhetoric of his work. In light of the many crises happening in the United States and around the world, Scott felt the need to make his own political statement this season.

She also shared stories about her childhood growing up in Jamaica and her fondest memories of interning in Jamaica. Fashion. Listen to it all above.