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Master tailor Chung Chi Kwong, founder of Meiko Tailor, and his daughter Adele Chung, founder of Uncommon Hem by Meiko Tailor, at their new atelier in Boat Quay.
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SINGAPORE – The new outpost of 48-year-old business Meiko Tailor gives the lie to fusty notions of old-school tailoring.
Entering the space at Boat Quay that opened in June, one sees the big window looking out on the river, wood flooring, trendy furniture with round edges and a bean-shaped settee “for conversation”, says heir apparent Adele Chung.
