Once described as a gold mine, businesses in both Selangor Mansion and Malayan Mansion are no longer drawing the crowd.
TAILOR Vimala Devi Ramayah, 66, was spotted meticulously sewing saree blouses in her small shop on the second floor of the Malayan Mansion in Masjid India, Kuala Lumpur.
Bent over her old sewing machine, she barely noticed when the StarMetro team walked into her humble yet charming establishment called Valli Tailors.
Vimala’s 37-year-old tailor daughter, Jeyamalar Balasubramaniam, also looked up, offered a smile and continued with her sewing.
Both women were engrossed in the task at hand stitching saree blouses for an upcoming wedding which is a rarity these days.