Celebrity tailor Daswani to set up shop in India

NEW DELHI: Having stitched suits for who’s who of Britain such as former prime minister Tony Blair and NRI steel tycoon Lakshmi Mittal, India-born millionaire tailor Raja Daswani is coming home to set up shop here.

Daswani heads Hong Kong-based Raja Fashions, which specialises in bespoke suits and his clientele includes many high-profile names, including politicians, businessmen and film stars, from across the world.

Having expanded its presence to Scotland, Ireland, US, France, Germany and Japan, besides Hong Kong and the UK, Raja Fashions is now eyeing India with plans to open at least two stores by mid-2008.