The best places to get a bespoke suit in Singapore

Putting on a bespoke suit can make anyone feel – and look – good and the team at Mohan's Custom Tailors have a lot of experience in this. As one of the oldest tailors in Singapore, it specialises in bespoke suits for both ladies and gents and other custom-made clothes by hand.  A suit from Mohan's is made meticulously and entirely by hand – more than 20 measurements and details are taken before a personal pattern is hand-drawn and cut from scratch. Using only the best material which is sourced by the team from around the world, the suit is then assembled using your pattern. A single tailor works on sewing together the different parts of the garment, from the earliest fitting stages to the final complete form of the suit. The best part is, you can get your suit ready in eight hours if you're pressed for time. Bespoke suits start from $300, depending on the fabrics you select. The customer is also fully involved in the whole bespoke process. You get to choose the cut, colour and style of your suit. Express yourself and make your piece your own by getting creative with your picks.  Known for its quality workmanship, some of its past clients include corporate companies Volvo, Nokia and Citibank. The business has also received many accolades from Singapore Tourism Board and several other websites. So if you're thinking of making a bespoke suit, you are in good hands here. 

Fitting is everything when cutting a new suit and founders of Made Suits, Kelvin R and Benjamin Tay know this very well. Combining meticulously tailored apparel with convenience, this small shop on Robinson Road ensures that every gentleman can look their best without busting the budget. 

If you need to save time, its online tailoring service offers a bespoke menswear service. But nothing beats a well-made suit that's personally tailored. You don't even need to leave the house – Made Suits can carry out your consultation in the comfort of your home or office. It also strives to establish a strong relationship with its clients by taking the time to understand their needs, be it choosing fabrics and colours or advising how the perfect fit should feel.

A standard two-piece suit, wedding suit or tuxedo (prices start from $699) can take anywhere from two to three weeks to complete. But don't stop at just a new suit. One of Made Suits' specialities is one-piece collar shirts also known as the "Cooper collar" (made famous by 50s Hollywood icon, Gary Cooper). The collar is cut from a single piece of cloth that extends through the front torso and doubles as a placket, allowing the collar to stand on its own. It also crafts denim jeans for those looking to keep things casual.

Suit up with the help of Perfect Attire, a bespoke apparel specialist in Tanjong Pagar. The business was started by founders Tulsi Kamath and Shriram Iyer in 2014 who wanted to bring an element of human touch and art that is missing in the modern production line. 

Its expertise lies in canvassed suits fully handmade with premium Italian and English fabrics from distinguished brands like Drago, Vitale Barberis Canonico (VBC) and Holland & Sherry. The suits are custom made to each client’s needs and are constructed by skilled craftsmen who have dedicated years to tailoring. According to the founders, a suit should make the wearer feel confident – everything else radiates from there.

To ensure the best fit, customers have to attend two fitting sessions ­– a muslin fitting and a basted fitting ­– a similar experience to what you’d get at Savile Row in London. Their hand-stitched suits start from $850 using fabrics milled by VBC & Drago and can go up to $2500 on fabrics from Ermenegildo Zegna. As a perk, Time Out readers get a free shirt with every full canvassed suit purchased. Get creative and go for a bold lining that gives the professional suit an edge or pick some unique buttons to make your standard blue dress shirt stand out. Women can also pop by Perfect Attire for handmade dress shirts, cotton chinos and blouses made with fabrics from century-old Italian brand, Andreazza & Castelli.

Gents, looking sharp is as easy as ABC, 123 at this tailor near Tanjong Pagar MRT. At Edit Suits, it is believed that a well-made suit is more than just a garment; it’s a statement – a good one that can be achieved in just three easy steps. Simply, book an appointment and pay them a visit, then have your measurements done and fabrics picked, finally just wait for 3-4 weeks. That’s it, your very own suit that complements every crevice of your body. As Singapore’s biggest made-to-measure tailor, you can expect nothing less than stylish and sleek from its huge selection of fabrics and customizations. Here, they offer suits and other gentleman apparels for any occasion – from typical two-piece suits to wedding suits and tuxedos – which all differ in price, depending on the materials selected.

The Bespoke Club tailors suits and shirts for both men and women. The staff take customers through the process of fabric selection, then note down their measurements and detail requests – which all can be done with a single-malt or cognac in hand. Rolling the lapel, felling the collar, setting the canvas and sewing the buttons are all done by hand at the shop. Patrons also have access to a stable of over 5,000 of the finest fabrics (from Ariston, Thomas Mason and the Albini Group, to name a few), haberdashery and accessories. Shirts start from $150, trousers from $250, sports jackets from $650 and The Bespoke Club suits from $950.

If it’s good enough for the late Minister Mentor Lee Kuan Yew, then it should be good enough for you. CYC The Custom Shop holds the honour of dressing some of Singapore's elite – wouldn't you want to put your name on that list too? With beginnings dating back to 1935, CYC The Custom Shop has honed its craft to deliver premium tailored wear for both men and women. No two suits are the same. The tailor is a stickler to head-to-toe customisation that's further as ‘made-to-measure piece of art’. CYC The Custom Shop’s customisation extends to the type of fabrics: we’re talking shirts in Herringbone weaves and trousers sporting a durable poly-viscose makeup. A tailored suit starts from $910, while pieces such as shirt and trousers start from $119 and $165 respectively. Female shoppers can get tailored skirts from $89.

A bespoke suit is an investment. But SuitYourself manages to get rid of sky-high prices by cutting out the middleman and working with the manufacturers directly. The brand was first launched to help undergraduates get suited up for presentations or formal functions without breaking the bank. Even with the brand’s affordability, buyers can be reassured that quality is uncompromised. Made with wool blends and 100% wool to suit Singapore’s tropical heat, customisable two- and three-piece suits start from $290 and $370 respectively. What’s more, students and NSF get $20 off two-piece suits!  

Common Suits’ Instagram feed alone is enough to conjure up style inspiration for a clueless male looking to suit up. With dapper male models clad in an immaculate Seersucker suit or a casual combo of a classic button-down and a safari jacket, the social media showcase of the tailored goods provides a keyhole to what Common Suits has to offer.

Founder Javin They aptly put slipping into a suit is like putting on armour. Four years later since its inception in 2014, Common Suits carries on full-throttle to provide men with this modern-day armour, where two-piece suits start from $850 when crafted from the house fabrics, while the use of European fabrics starts from $1299. Common Suits is all about the longevity, so expect high quality clothing that lasts for decades to come.  

As its name suggests, The Prestigious is a well-known bespoke tailor often consulted by the well-heeled and well-dressed community. All commissioned suits are crafted in-house by a team of seven tailors and apprentices, mentored and personally supervised by master tailor Thomas Wong, a veteran who has over five decades of experience in the industry. There's no outsourcing or secret factory here. The pieces don't leave the premises except in the client's hands (or body). To up the Savile Row experience, a personal tailor is assigned to each patron who is tasked to measure, fit, draft, cut and construct the pieces from start to finish.

This family-run tailoring business has been around since 1983 so it knows what it's doing. Joseph Koh, owner and namesake of the business still cuts the suits and fits his slew of regular customers, which run the gamut from the newly initiated to high-flyers who know exactly what they want. American singer Peter Cetera reportedly counts himself his "number one fan".  Suits start from $850 – these are fully handmade in Singapore in their in-house factory and workshop using quality fabric sourced from Italy and the UK. It also stocks English Goodyear welted shoes by Joseph Cheaney, Italian shoes by Ducal and a range of complementary accessories such as Italian umbrellas, hand-rolled pocket squares and gentleman suspenders.

Mills is the perfect tailor for any man to take their first steps towards becoming a gentleman. With full suit packages as cheap as $478, the only thing you have to worry about is whether you have enough closet space for all your new classy apparel. The quality of the suits makes the prices seem like a real steal. Following a tailoring style that focuses more on the old school, the suits prioritise the classic aesthetic over what’s trendy, resulting in garments that are stylish without trying too hard. With an appointment only system, the consultations are intimate to ensure that you can take your time to make every small decision. The tailors guide you along the way – giving advice and detailing the pros and cons of each material. Mills takes pride in the amount of customization it can do, providing a huge range of alternative designs to guarantee a unique suit, crafted personally for you.

Launched by former Raoul menswear designer Chong Han San, Q Menswear takes centuries-old tailoring practices and modified them to fit the brand’s design philosophy: a focus on colour and proportion. As such, the goal is colour coordination and cutting fabrics to enhance one’s features. All products are crafted by a local team of tailors working with over 2,000 fabrics sourced from Italian and Swiss mills. Prices start from $170 for shirts and trousers and $870 for a two-piece suit. Additional design details can be requested at an extra cost.

Dylan Chong took over the business from his father, Peter, and rebranded it as Dylan and Son. Unlike other bespoke offerings that give you complete freedom over the design, Dylan and Son strive for classic styling – that means no ostentatious details. Nonetheless, the brand makes some of the finest suits using fabrics from Loro Piana, Scabal, Dormeuil and more. It’s also the only tailor in Singapore to offer Eurotex (fine yarn) fabrics. Prices start from $200 for shirts, $300 for trousers and $2,500 for two-piece suits.