Veteran tailor Leslie Chia leads new tailoring trend with templated suiting system
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Veteran tailor Leslie Chia created Closeknip's suiting system as one way to keep the tailoring trade alive.
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SINGAPORE - Fashion designer Leslie Chia ranks as one of the city's veteran tailors, but he still has new tricks up his perfectly tailored sleeve.
The 52-year-old behind bespoke tailor PIMABS co-founded Closeknip in 2018, pioneering what he calls a hybrid system of ready-to-wear and made-to-measure suiting.