“Jem Woolidge’s handwoven Lucky Suit is the result of a fashion customization methodology in which an interview is conducted between the wearer and the designer to identify their personal set of lucky symbols, which are then incorporated into a customized garment. This work is an extension of a larger project exploring new methods of fashion design development in intimate collaboration with the wearer, which deploys traditional surface design techniques, context specificity, and a continuing dialogue on personal symbolism. Lucky Suit explores alternative fashion design processes that take into account not just customization to fit a body in a tailoring sense, but also a person’s particular symbolic attachments.”

- NSCAD Student Art Awards 2023