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Me and My Money: He started tailoring at 16 after his family lost everything

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Photo of Suresh Mulchand at his shop, Picadilly Tailor, at Far East Plaza on Mar 2, 2026.

Mr Suresh Mulchand, 57, is the owner of Picadilly Custom Tailors at Far East Plaza.

ST PHOTO: JASEL POH

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SINGAPORE – Mr Suresh Mulchand left school at 16 to work and support his family.

His father, who ran a department store in Bras Basah Road in the 1970s, had died, and the business later went bust.

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