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9 Best Bespoke Tailors in Singapore (2026)

A guide to 9 bespoke and made-to-measure tailors in Singapore, for custom suits and shirts cut from scratch or fitted to your own measurements.

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Amir Wahab
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A bespoke tailor pinning a half-made suit jacket on a mannequin in a bright Singapore tailoring atelier with rolls of fine fabricAI image by LocalRank

Singapore's bespoke and made-to-measure tailors let you commission a suit, jacket or shirt built to your own measurements, rather than buying off the rack or having an existing piece taken in. The scene spans full hand-cut bespoke, block-adjusted made-to-measure, and everything between, and house style varies just as much: some ateliers lean toward structured British tailoring, others toward softer Italian ease, and several specialise in shirts rather than suits. The nine tailors below are established, currently operating houses, each with a distinct process, heritage and focus, covering commissioning a new garment rather than resizing one you own. Confirm fabric, fittings, turnaround and cost directly with each tailor before booking.

1. Kevin Seah Bespoke

Kevin Seah Bespoke says it grew out of founder Kevin Seah's original atelier, opened in 1999 to design bridal and evening wear, before he expanded into men's tailoring under the Kevin Seah Group name from 2009. Working from an atelier near the Botanic Gardens, by appointment, the house says every suit is never fused and is instead fully hand-finished, with hand-stitched buttonholes and fully pick-stitched seams, taking roughly 70 to 80 hours of work across multiple fittings. It describes its aesthetic as rooted in tradition with a modern twist, and alongside bespoke suits and jackets it offers made-to-order shirts and a ready-to-wear sideline. It suits clients wanting a heritage hand-tailoring process rather than a quick machine-finished fit.

2. Dylan & Son

Dylan & Son says it traces its roots to Oriental Tailor, a family tailoring business founded in the late 1970s by Peter Chong, and was rebranded under the current name in 2010. Seen by appointment only from its shophouse on Telok Ayer Street, the tailor describes a house style that blends English structure with Italian ease: firmer, more structured cutting for formal tailoring, softened for its casual jackets. Its core work is bespoke suits and jackets, alongside made-to-measure shirts and trousers, and it runs a small e-shop selling cloth, ties and other accessories. It suits buyers who want a personal, single-atelier bespoke relationship with a multi-generational family history behind it, rather than a large multi-cutter operation or a walk-in chain.

3. CYC The Custom Shop

CYC The Custom Shop says its story dates back to 1935, when founder Chiang Yick Ching, who had learned tailoring in Shanghai, began making custom shirts from a small concession before opening a proper store after the war; his sons later expanded the business. The house is well known for having counted former prime minister Lee Kuan Yew among its long-time customers, as its own social posts have noted. Now run from Capitol Singapore, CYC focuses on made-to-measure shirts alongside custom suits and jackets, plus a ready-to-wear line, and it says it weighs cloth, cut and proportion for Singapore's climate, favouring high-twist wools that hold their shape in heat and humidity. It suits anyone building an ongoing shirt wardrobe rather than a one-off suit.

4. Edit Suits Co.

Edit Suits Co. runs a made-to-measure process rather than full hand-cut bespoke: the atelier says it takes more than 30 body measurements and uses try-on sample garments so clients can see the intended fit before their piece is made. Its house cut favours a contemporary silhouette: half or full canvas construction, higher armholes for a narrower sleeve, soft shoulders, rolled lapels and a jacket cut close to the waist. Beyond suits, the range covers shirts, chinos, blazers, tuxedos, waistcoats, trousers, morning coats and wedding suiting, from a showroom on Duxton Road with sister locations across the UK and in Zurich. It suits clients who want a broad wardrobe of made-to-measure pieces and a faster, more standardised process than a fully bespoke atelier.

5. Meiko Tailor

Meiko Tailor says it brings more than 50 years of tailoring craft to its work, with its flagship atelier a fixture at Pan Pacific Singapore since 1986. Founder and master tailor Chung remains the house's chief pattern-drafter and cutter, having fitted what the business describes as thousands of clients across different body types; his daughter Adele Chung now leads a second, women-focused studio at Boat Quay offering private bespoke fittings alongside a curated ready-to-wear edit. The atelier says it sources shirting and suiting cloth from mills including Loro Piana, Solbiati, Zegna and Alumo, and its bespoke work spans men's suits and trousers as well as women's tailoring and qipao. It suits clients wanting a single long-serving master cutter rather than a larger, younger studio team.

6. Perfect Attire

Perfect Attire says it was founded in Singapore in 2014 and has since opened a second showroom in Perth, Australia. The tailor describes its process as fully bespoke rather than made-to-measure: each order starts with an individual paper pattern drafted from the client's own measurements, posture and fit preferences, refined across multiple fittings, rather than adjusting an existing block pattern. It says its suits use full-canvas construction and draws from a fabric library of more than 1,000 cloths sourced from mills around the world. Suits are the flagship product, with shirts, trousers and chinos offered alongside from its Robinson Road showroom. It suits clients who specifically want a from-scratch bespoke pattern over a faster made-to-measure fitting, and who value a wide personal choice of cloth.

7. Seamless Bespoke

Seamless Bespoke opened on Ann Siang Hill as a joint venture between Lusso Tailors, bespoke shoemaker Joshua Leong and shoe specialist Winston Liang, after the bespoke shoe label Leong says he launched in 2015. It is one of the few Singapore ateliers combining tailoring with made-to-order footwear under one roof, alongside pants and accessories. The house offers two tiers: a made-to-measure service that adjusts an existing block pattern, and a 'House Bespoke' service that it says is measured and cut from scratch to account for individual body nuances and posture. It positions the experience around how a client wants to feel rather than around one fixed house cut. It suits someone wanting a suit and a pair of made-to-order shoes fitted in the same visit.

8. Ethan Men

Ethan Men positions itself as a made-to-measure rather than bespoke tailor, built around what it calls a 'perfect fit guarantee': master tailors review more than a client's measurements alone, also checking details like shoulder slope and posture before cutting. The business says it is the only tailor in Singapore running its own in-house production line, with master tailors, a seamstress and quality control staff working full-time rather than outsourcing to external workshops. It sources fabric directly from mills around the world, choosing cloths it says are picked with Singapore's heat and humidity in mind. The range covers suits, shirts and trousers from its International Plaza premises. It suits clients wanting a straightforward, guarantee-backed made-to-measure process over full hand-cut bespoke.

9. Maharaja's Custom Tailors

Maharaja's Custom Tailors says it was established in 1958, making it one of the first Singapore tailors to offer custom-tailored suits and shirts, and it has continued under that name across several generations of the city's tailoring trade. Lead tailor Bob Amarnani is described as taking more than 28 body measurements per client, and the house serves both men and women rather than menswear alone. It runs two storefronts, at Claymore Connect on Orchard Road and inside the ParkRoyal Collection Marina Bay, and alongside made-to-measure suits and shirts it offers tuxedo rental and alteration work. It suits clients drawn to a long-running, multi-generational Singapore tailoring name with a mall-based, walk-in-friendly setup rather than an appointment-only atelier.

How to choose

  • Establish whether you are commissioning full bespoke, where a pattern is drafted from scratch, or made-to-measure, where an existing block is adjusted to your measurements, since some houses offer both. The two differ in price, fittings and turnaround, so ask the tailor which process your order will actually follow before committing.
  • Ask to see and handle the actual cloth options rather than a swatch photo, and confirm the fibre content, weight and where the mill is based. A tailor who can name the mill and cloth reference for your fabric is generally more transparent than one offering only a generic 'wool blend' description with no further detail available.
  • Confirm upfront how many fittings are included, the realistic turnaround time given your event date, and what a second fitting or post-collection adjustment costs if the fit needs correcting. Bespoke and made-to-measure garments routinely need a follow-up tweak, and knowing that cost in advance avoids a surprise on top of the making charge.
  • For a wedding suit or another fixed-date event, book well ahead of the day and ask specifically about the tailor's experience with that garment, since the order needs enough runway for multiple fittings plus a buffer before a final fitting close to the event, not just the base making time.
  • Get the full quote in writing, covering fabric, making charges and any extras such as monogramming or rush fees, before work starts. Treat any advertised discount or a tailor's own 'usual price' claim as marketing rather than an independent benchmark, and remember that 'bespoke' is sometimes used loosely, so ask what the word means at that specific shop.
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Amir Wahab

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Amir Wahab is the founder and editor of LocalRank, an independent Singapore rankings and local guides publication.

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