ATTENTION ALL LONDONERS – Concours on Savile Row returns for its second year in the heart of Mayfair on Wednesday, May 24th and Thursday, May 25th. The highly anticipated event will once again combine the worlds of tailoring and cars in a unique way, with innovative partnerships highlighting the bespoke craftsmanship of both industries.
Savile Row is the world’s ultimate destination for exceptional craftsmanship and bespoke tailoring, nurturing generations of knowledge and skill in suit-making. The ‘Row’ is a go-to location for local and international shoppers looking for exquisite quality, style and craft, as well as a personalised luxury experience unparalleled anywhere else in the world.
The free two-day extravaganza will be a celebration of the exceptional world of bespoke: cars, tailoring, the wonders of craftsmanship, and the fascinating ways they come together. The Row will be lined with exceptional and rare motors and offers the opportunity to see new exclusive collaborations between tailors and car manufacturers: Bentley and Huntsman will reveal two new exclusive bespoke models; Everrati and clothsurgeon will display bespoke jackets inspired by the Everatti GT40; and an Audi e-tron GT will be wrapped in a Richard James’s design.
Savile Row also partnered with Net-Hero, a leading decarbonization platform offering a viable and effective way to reduce global emissions by generating impact through carbon credits. Individuals and businesses can compensate for their emissions by purchasing voluntary carbon credits and creating a direct connection to real projects worldwide that change lives and reverse nature loss while advancing climate and sustainability targets.
As part of their commitment to reducing emissions, the Concours on Savile Row will offset the event’s carbon footprint by purchasing carbon credits to support two key projects – “Envira Amazonia” and the “Acaca Bajo Mira.”
Other highlights include George Harrison’s 1967 Mercedes-Benz 600, Paul McCartney’s Lamborghini 400GT, a 1952 Jaguar C-type – a rare car owned by Jenson Button, a Bentley 3 Litre Le Mans dating back to 1922 and the latest models from Lotus, Alfa Romeo and Aston Martin. The two-day event will feature Everrati, Maeving, Tudor Black and Lunaz electric cars. There are many other exciting partnerships on display, and you can view the full list of cars and their tailoring partners here.
The Savile Row tailoring houses have also planned a variety of activities for visitors to the two-day event, including bespoke shirt cutting at Dege & Skinner, learning the secrets of pocket watch making from horologist Seth Kennedy at Henry Poole, Lotus Car Configurator at The Deck London, a simulator at Cad and The Dandy, champagne and oysters at Hackett with Elliott Grover & Chris Baber and much more.
Over the course of the two days, the main stage situated on Savile Row will host a series of free talks and interviews with celebrities, tailors and industry experts discussing a range of topics. All are open to the public and are free to attend.
On Wednesday, David Gandy will share his style secrets along with his love for classic cars, while TikTok’s most famous farrier, Sam Dracott (@Samdracott_Farrier), will discuss his passion for the craft, while legendary photographer Gered Mankowitz will discuss working with Jimi Hendrix among many others. Jeremy Hackett of JP Hackett, Simon Cundey of Henry Poole and Oliver Mumby of Cad & The Dandy will also take the stage to talk about style, timelessness, and The Row’s rich history and exciting future across the two-day event.
For the first time ever, a new seminar, ‘Cars as Art – The Investment Level Collector Cars That Transcend the Car Hobby and Become Rolling Works Of Art’, will be presented at the Royal Academy, sponsored by Blick Rothenberg on Thursday, 25th May. The event is free to attend and will take place from 9.30-11 am.
The main stage will also welcome Savile Row legend Joe Morgan of Chittleborough & Morgan speaking about ‘The Golden Age of Savile Row’; legendary race driver Jacky Ickx; a collector of classic cars and owner of Nyetimber, Eric Heerema; and TV personality Drew Pritchard, among many others. The full schedule can be discovered here.
Concours on Savile Row promises to show the famous street at its very best, celebrating British style and craftsmanship – and all thanks to the support of Westminster City Council, The Pollen Estate, and sponsors EFG Private Bank, Chopard, RM Sotheby’s, Hagerty, FOPE, and Magneto.
To discover more, visit: Concoursonsavilerow.com
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